Overview
'Patient-reported outcomes' (PROMS) and 'patient-reported experiences' (PREMS) are increasingly important parameters in evaluating and adjusting clinical procedures and strategies in healthcare.
Validated disease-specific PROMS related to bronchoscopic procedures are not available and examples in the medical literature are very scarce.
Description
The potential usefulness of PROM/PREMS is multiple:
- Quality improvement within the current clinical care structure
- Monitoring the health status of the population
- Contribution to decision-making regarding financing of care
- Increase employee and patient involvement in clinical care pathways
- Rationalize the deployment of medical personnel and resources
- Integration of data in electronic patient files and registers
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age above 18 years
- Patient referred for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
- Procedure performed in outpatient setting
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient unable to adequately respond to the contents of the patient questionnaire.
- Procedure performed in hospitalised setting
- Patient with active pregnancy