Ask the Patient: Improving Swiss Healthcare Value through Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROMs)

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Background: Scientifically validate a generic patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for use in Switzerland.

Aim: Does the PROMIS-29 instrument exhibit acceptable psychometrics for recommendable use in Switzerland?

Method: PROM-Stakeholder meeting already conducted. Systematic literature review of previous PROMs in Switzerland. Tryout of a national survey of PROMIS-29 with evaluation compared to Euro-QoL-5d.

Results: Recommendations for continued use/disuse of existing PROMs. A recommendable generic PROM for use in Switzerland.

Principal Investigator - IBME at UZH:
Nikola Biller-Andorno, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Phil. - University of Zurich (UZH), Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME)

Project leader ZHAW:
Matthew J. Kerry-Krause, PhD - Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Institute of Public Health - Unit for Research & Development
Deputy of project leader:
Julia Dratva, Prof. Dr. med. - Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Institute of Public Health - Unit for Research & Development

Project team UZH & ZHAW:

• Andrea Glässel, Prof. Dr. MPH, MAE - University of Zurich (UZH), Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME)
• Tran Xuan Thanh Elsener MA - Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Institute of Public Health - Unit for Research & Development

Financed by: Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF (SNF-Projektförderung / Projekt Nr. 212698)

Duration: 01.11.2023 - 31.05.2027

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