Can assessing chronic pain outcomes data improve outcomes? Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: This manuscript reviews how patient-reported outcomes data can be used to guide efforts to improve patient outcomes. DESIGN: Review Manuscript. SETTING: The clinical management of chronic, non-cancer pain. SUBJECTS: Adult patients receiving treatment for chronic, non-cancer pain. RESULTS: While there have been great advances in the science of pain and various therapeutic medications and interventions, patient outcomes are variable. This manuscript reviews how outcomes data can be used to guide efforts to improve patient outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Patient outcomes can be improved with standardization of the process of patient care, as well as through other quality improvement efforts. The cornerstone to any effort to improve patient outcomes starts with the integration of valid outcomes data collection into ongoing patient care. Outcome measurement tools should provide information on several key domains, yet the process of data collection should not pose a significant burden on either the patient or health care team. Efforts to improve patient outcomes are ongoing, and should be a high priority for every health care team.

publication date

  • April 9, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Chronic Pain
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Health Records, Personal
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Pain Measurement
  • Patient Outcome Assessment

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84879504911

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/pme.12075

PubMed ID

  • 23574493

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 14

issue

  • 6