Graphical displays of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) for use in clinical practice: What makes a pro picture worth a thousand words?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 483-490

  Bantug, Elissa T ^a   Coles, Theresa ^b   Smith, Katherine C ^a,c   Snyder, Claire F ^a,c,d   Rouette, Julie ^e   Brundage, Michael D ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graphic display of data; Patient centered care; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GRAPHICAL DISPLAY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

COMPREHENSION; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84947317785     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.027     Document Type: Review

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