Electronic patient-reported outcome
An electronic patient-reported outcome is a tool that allows patients to give information about their health using a computer or mobile device. It's like playing a game on your phone, but instead of winning points, you answer questions about yourself.
Doctors use this information to understand how a patient is feeling or how they are reacting to a treatment. Imagine you are at the doctor because you are not feeling well, and the doctor asks you lots of questions about your symptoms, like if you have a headache or if your belly hurts. This information helps the doctor make a decision about how to help you feel better.
Now, with electronic patient-reported outcomes, the doctor can give you a tablet or ask you to use your phone to answer these questions on an app. It's quick and easy because you only need to tap on the screen to answer the questions instead of talking a lot to the doctor. The answers are recorded, and the doctor can see them later. This can help the doctor remember what you said, and use this information to decide how to help you.
In the end, the electronic patient-reported outcome is a tool that helps your doctor understand how you are feeling, and how they can help you feel better.
Doctors use this information to understand how a patient is feeling or how they are reacting to a treatment. Imagine you are at the doctor because you are not feeling well, and the doctor asks you lots of questions about your symptoms, like if you have a headache or if your belly hurts. This information helps the doctor make a decision about how to help you feel better.
Now, with electronic patient-reported outcomes, the doctor can give you a tablet or ask you to use your phone to answer these questions on an app. It's quick and easy because you only need to tap on the screen to answer the questions instead of talking a lot to the doctor. The answers are recorded, and the doctor can see them later. This can help the doctor remember what you said, and use this information to decide how to help you.
In the end, the electronic patient-reported outcome is a tool that helps your doctor understand how you are feeling, and how they can help you feel better.