The importance of patient-reported outcomes: a call for their comprehensive integration in cardiovascular clinical trials

D. Anker, Stefan; Agewall, Stefan; Borggrefe, Martin; Calvert, Melanie; Jaime, J.; Cowie, Martín; Ford, Ian; Paty, Jean; Riley, Jillian; Swedberg, Karl; Tavazzi, Luigi; Wiklund, Ingela; Kirchhof, Paulus

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu205

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The importance of patient-reported outcomes: a call for their comprehensive integration in cardiovascular clinical trials

Published in European Heart Journal • Jun 5, 2014

Authors:

Stefan D. Anker

Stefan Agewall

Martin Borggrefe

Abstract

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), such as symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), or patient perceived health status, are reported directly by the patient and are powerful tools to inform patients, clinicians, and policy-makers about morbidity and 'patient suffering', especially in chronic...

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Medicine

Clinical trial

Psychological intervention

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