Patient-relevant outcomes: what are we talking about? A scoping review to improve conceptual clarity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With respect to patient-centered care, measuring care effects based on patient-relevant outcomes is becoming increasingly important. There is some uncertainty about what outcomes are particularly relevant to patients and who determines their relevance. To determine this, we conducted a scoping review of the international literature with the aim to improve the conceptual clarity regarding (1) the terminology used for supposedly patient-relevant outcomes, (2) the variety of outcomes considered patient-relevant, and (3) justifications for the choice of these specific outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search in Embase, PubMed (including Medline), Cochrane Central, Scopus, and Google Scholar with a special focus on article titles. Search terms included patien

SUBMITTER: Kersting C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325243 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature