OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a patient-centered measure of treatment preference applicable across a range of diseases and treatment decisions. METHODS Instrument development was based on previous research supplemented by open-ended interviews and focus groups. Psychometric properties of the instrument were determined by administration to 125 persons aged 60 or older wit...

Assessing quality of life (QoL) as a patient-reported outcome in adult psychiatry poses challenges in terms of concepts, methods, and applications in research and practice. This review will outline conceptually the construct of QoL, its dimensionality, and its representation across patient groups. Methodological challenges are examined, along with principles of QoL instrument development and te...

  Background: Patient education is widely recognized as a core component of nursing. Patient education can lead to quality outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients' knowledge of their illness and self-management. This study aimed to clarify patient education process in teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Iran.   Methods : This cross-se...

The term 'Patient Reported Outcome', abbreviated as PRO, was introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which proposed guidance on the development and validation of PROs. Previously PROs were known as self-report diaries, event-logs, self-administered questionnaires, and clinician administered rating scales. PROs seek to capture the subjective perceptions of patients and/or partner...

BACKGROUND Nurse educators must guide competency assessment in a way that influences safe patient care. The goal of this innovative competency assessment was for RNs to demonstrate performance of sound practice related to anticoagulation medication, pressure injuries, and pain management using a peer-review format. METHOD The process was initiated through the unit-based team. The clinical RN ...

methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 293 nurses working in 24 wards of baqiyatallah hospital in tehran, iran, in 2016. the sampling method was stratified random sampling. data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which was classified into 4 subtitles: individual and organizational characteristics, perceived subjective, objective workloads, and some patient safe...

The study of outcomes has become essential for guiding quality of-care assessment and for clinical research. In this article, the properties and process of patient outcomes measurement are described. The limitations of traditional outcomes are discussed and contrasted with the emerging concept of "patient-centered"outcomes, measured by validated instruments to assess the effects of surgical int...