Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) are direct reports from patients about their health, well-being, and healthcare experiences, without interpretation by clinicians, care staff, or others. Capturing these perspectives is essential for delivering patient-centered care that reflects patients’ needs and preferences. To support healthcare and social care providers and policymakers in achieving this goal, our work focuses on the application of PROMs and PREMs. These tools are widely used in clinical research to assess treatment effectiveness, as well as to evaluate the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare and social care services.
PROMs can be categorized as either generic, applicable across a wide range of conditions, or condition-specific, tailored to particular diseases or patient groups. This flexibility enables meaningful comparisons of health interventions across diverse populations. Some of the PROMs have been developed to quantify the impact of health and care states on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), or Social Care-Related Quality of Life (SCRQoL), offering insights that go beyond traditional clinical or service use indicators. The information gathered through PROMs plays a critical role in (cost-)effectiveness analyses, supporting decision-makers in prioritizing interventions and allocating limited resources more efficiently.
Our research team has culturally adapted and validated several quality of life (QoL) measures, specifically utility instruments designed for economic evaluations. These tools are now available to support healthcare and social care systems in Hong Kong and beyond, making informed, patient-centered, and evidence-based decisions.
