Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes for Assessing Diabetes Outcomes
Hyon Kim1, Kunal Shah1, Christoph Buettner1
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, Medical Education Boulevard, 384, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Abstract:
The treatment of diabetes can be complex and overwhelming for patients as it demands persistent attention to lifestyle management, adherence to medications, monitoring of side effects of drugs, and management of devices for glucose monitoring and/or insulin infusion. Therefore, understanding patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that provide direct insight into the patient's experience with diabetes is crucial for optimizing diabetes management.This review provides an overview of commonly used PRO questionnaires that assess different aspects of diabetes management.
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