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Patient-reported outcome measures in vascular surgery
Caitlin W Hicks1, Ying Wei Lum1
1Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe Street, Halsted 668, Baltimore, MD 21287.
Seminars in Vascular Surgery
|December 15, 2015
Summary
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are crucial after vascular surgery. While many tools exist, validated, disease-specific instruments are needed to accurately measure the impact of arterial conditions on patients
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery and Patient Outcomes Research
- Health Outcomes Measurement
Background:
- Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly vital in healthcare reform, particularly following vascular surgery.
- Generic quality of life instruments exist, but vascular disease-specific tools offer more targeted data on patient experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing generic and vascular disease-specific instruments for assessing patient outcomes in arterial conditions.
- To identify the strengths and limitations of current measurement tools for peripheral arterial disease, carotid arterial disease, and aortic disease.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of published studies describing instruments for assessing patient-reported outcomes in vascular disease.
- Focus on instruments related to peripheral arterial disease, carotid arterial disease, and aortic disease.
Main Results:
- A variety of instruments are available to assess patient well-being after vascular interventions.
- There is a significant lack of well-validated, disease-specific instruments that objectively measure the burden of arterial disease.
Conclusions:
- Understanding current PRO tools is essential for research and clinical practice in vascular surgery.
- Further development of validated, specific instruments is needed to accurately capture the patient experience of arterial disease and its treatments.
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