1. Chronic Condition Measurement Requires Engagement, Not Measurement Alone
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Austin, Andrea M, Carmichael, Don, Berry, Scott, Gozansky, Wendolyn S, McQuillan, Deanna B, Ross, Colleen, Council, Lora, Nelson, Eugene C., Skinner, Jonathan S, and Barr, Paul J
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Male ,Chronic condition ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Colorado ,Urinary incontinence ,Primary care ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Ambulatory Care Facilities ,Article ,Treatment and control groups ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Patient Reported Outcome Measures ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Aged ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Significant difference ,Primary care physician ,Outcome measures ,Physical health ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Chronic Disease ,Physical therapy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have great promise, but evidence of success is mixed. This study uses data from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Kaiser-Permanente Colorado to evaluate providing PROMs directly to the primary care physician. We compared changes over time in urinary incontinence, falls, and mental and physical health between clinics providing augmented PROMs (N = 202 patients) and control clinics (N = 102 patients). Both the control and treatment groups exhibited improvements, but there was no significant difference in outcomes over time. These results suggest that measuring and printing out PROMs for primary care physicians will not result in better patient outcomes without physician clinical engagement.
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- 2019