Review article

The role of the patient in physiotherapy - an introduction to patient reported outcomes and experiences measures

Iva Lončarić Kelečić orcid.org/0000-0003-2517-3082 ; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: High quality clinical care requires the
patient to provide information regarding how they
feel, their symptoms and the effects of the prescribed
treatment. The outcome of physiotherapy must be
presented not only through the degree of clinical
efficacy, the functional changes observed, measured
and evaluated by the physiotherapist, but also through
the degree of change experienced and reported by the
patient himself.
Aim: To present the basic principles of using patientreported outcome and experience measures and
recommendations for implementation in the daily
practice of physiotherapists.
Materials and methods: Available databases were
searched PubMed, Croatian Scientific Bibliography and
Cochrane Library. The Pub Med and Cocrane Library
databases keywords PROMs, PREMs, Physical Therapy,
PROMs Physical Therapy, and PREMs Physical Therapy,
were used and in the “Croatian Bibliographic Database” key words patient-reported outcome measures and
patient-reported experiences measures were used.
Results: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)
and patient-reported experience measures (PROMs) are
key assessment tools, with different uses and different
tools that provide a complete vision of the quality of
care integration from a patient perspective, and help
practitioners and patients focus on what really matters
to the patient.
Conclusion: Effective selection of PROMs and PREMs
and their application in daily clinical practice contributes
to better physiotherapy care.

Keywords

physiotherapy, patient perspective, outcome measures, experience measures

Hrčak ID:

238378

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/238378

Publication date:

25.5.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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