Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are information 'tools' which measure the health status or change in health status of patients as the result of their treatment.
PROMs comprise a set of scientifically validated questions, completed by the patient, asking about their physical, emotional, mental health, and quality of life.
Some, such as the EQ-5D – a 'generic' PROM, can be used for any treatment or condition and are an overall measure of health-related quality of life. Some are 'procedure-specific' and are used to measure the outcomes of a particular surgical procedure (e.g. cataract surgery).
Where PROMs measure the change in health status, they comprise a pair of questionnaires completed by the patient, one before and one after surgery. Analysis of the differences between the pre- and post-operative data can be used to determine the outcome of the operation as perceived by the patient in terms of the impact on symptoms and functional status.
What PROMs data does PHIN publish?
PHIN publishes data for the following PROMs:
Find out more about PROMs
For more general information on PROMs, see our guide to Health improvement (including PROMs).
The Health Improvement Datasheets provide additional ways of describing PROMs data for a hospital.
- Count of eligible procedures
- Count of responses
- Response rates
- Count of spells with a health outcome – Improvement
- Count of spells with a health outcome – Unchanged
- Count of spells with a health outcome – Worsened
- Percentage of spells with a health outcome – Improvement
- Percentage of spells with a health outcome – Unchanged
- Percentage of spells with a health outcome – Worsened
They cover a 12-month period and are updated every three months. PROMs reporting has an 18 month delay due to the gap between a pre-operative and post-operative questionnaire.
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