Voices that matter: The impact of patient-reported outcome measures on clinical decision-making

Table 1 Overview of commonly used patient-reported outcome measures in various health conditions

Disease category	PROMs Name	Focus of PROMs	Description and use case
Mental health	Beck depression inventory	Symptoms	Used to measure the severity of depression. Commonly used in both clinical settings and research to monitor treatment effects
Respiratory conditions	Asthma symptom utility index	Symptoms	Assesses the frequency and severity of asthma symptoms, guiding treatment adjustments
Chronic conditions	Health assessment questionnaire	Functionality	Evaluates functional ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, influencing therapy and patient management
General well-being	The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey	Quality of life	Broad assessment of patient quality of life across physical and mental health domains, used widely in various chronic conditions
Cardiovascular	Stroke impact scale	Functionality and symptoms	Measures the impact of stroke on physical and emotional aspects, aiding in recovery management
Oncology	European organisation for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire-core 30	Quality of life and symptoms	Commonly used in clinical trials for cancer to assess the quality of life and symptom burden during treatments

PROMs: Patient-reported outcome measures.