Polarizing or paralyzing? Moving forward with patient reported outcome measurement in irritable bowel syndrome

摘要

Patients typically seek health care because they experience symptoms. Health care providers must elicit, measure,and interpret patient symptoms as part of their clinical evaluation. Patient-generated reports, also known asPatient-Reported Outcomes (PROs), capture the patients’illness experience in a structured format and may helpbridge the gap between patients and providers. The UnitedStates Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines a PRO as‘‘any report of the status of a patient’s health conditionthat comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyoneelse.