Korean J Clin Pharm.  2022 Jun;32(2):74-83. 10.24304/kjcp.2022.32.2.74.

Current status of routine use of Patient-Reported Outcome in the tertiary hospital clinical setting in Republic of Korea

• Bang G
• Kang D
• Cho J

• KMID: 2531006
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.24304/kjcp.2022.32.2.74

Abstract

Objective
There is a growing movement to introduce Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) to clinical settings. This study aimed to investigate the routine use of PRO in tertiary hospital clinical settings.
Methods
From January 2016 to December 2018, the usage status of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) submitted to the electronic medical record of a tertiary hospital clinical setting was investigated. Descriptive analysis was conducted to investigate the usage status of PROMs by 42 departments. Also, the most frequently used PROMs by departments, the purpose of measurement, the use rate of verified PROMs were investigated.
Results
The PROMs accounted for 66% (98) of the 148 Instruments. Of the 98 PROMs, 64% (63) were using a validation Korean version of PROMs. Only about 1% of total outpatient visits applied PROMs, and among them, it was frequently used in urology (13%), orthopedics (8%), and otolaryngology (5%). The use rate of the validated PROMs was found to be 64%. Conclusions: The use of PROMs in domestic clinical settings was found to be very limited and frequently used only in specific departments. It is essential to use a PROMs that has been validated according to guidelines, as the use of validated PROMs will provide beneficial information to health professionals and also for the patient health improvement by objectively measuring the patient's health status.

Keyword

Patient-reported outcome; patient-reported outcome measures; health status indicators; quality of health care