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 | www.healthmeasures.net/promis |
| 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 |