Table 1 Glossary of terms
From: Common patient-reported outcomes across ICHOM Standard Sets: the potential contribution of PROMIS®
Abbreviation | Full text | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
PRO | Patient-reported outcome | Any report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else [61] | Depression Pain |
PROM | Patient-reported outcome measure | A questionnaire used to measure the PRO | Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain |
PROMIS | Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system | A set of generic PROMs that can be used as short forms or CAT to measure aspects of physical, mental, and social health in adults and children across medical conditions | |
PROMIS measure | Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system measure | A PROM (short form or CAT) from the PROMIS system | PROMIS® Item Bank V1.0 Depression-Short Form 8a PROMIS® Item Bank V1.1 Pain Interference CAT |