CAPABLE: A Scoring System Utilizing Patient-Reported Measures to Evaluate Patient Experience After Mohs Surgery.

Area of Science:

• Dermatology
• Surgical Outcomes
• Patient-Reported Outcomes

Background:

• Patient experience is increasingly vital in healthcare delivery.
• Assessing the postoperative experience of Mohs surgery patients is crucial for quality improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce the CAPABLE survey for evaluating Mohs surgery patient postoperative experiences.
• To determine if CAPABLE survey scores correlate with overall patient satisfaction.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional, survey-based study involving patients post-Mohs surgery.
• Utilized the CAPABLE survey assessing postoperative instructions, activity, pain, provider access, and bleeding.
• Included overall satisfaction questions from the HCAHPS survey.
• Conducted pilot and multisite validation studies (n=206) at academic medical centers.

Main Results:

• In the pilot study (n=137), CAPABLE scores positively correlated with overall patient satisfaction.
• The multisite validation study (n=206) confirmed a positive correlation between CAPABLE scores and overall satisfaction.

Conclusions:

• The CAPABLE survey is a brief, effective instrument for assessing specific aspects of the Mohs surgery postoperative experience.
• The survey demonstrates a strong correlation with overall patient satisfaction, offering valuable data for quality assessment.