title: [Evaluating treatment from the point of view of the patient -PROs (patient-reported outcomes)].
abstract: The patient's own evaluation of treatment can simplify communication between the patient and the treating physician; it provides additional important information for therapy control and improves patient compliance. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have already been examined in clinical studies among patients suffering from advanced ovarian cancer for a long time now and have made an important contribution with respect to the definition of a recognized standard of treatment for first-line therapy. This article describes the significance of PROs from the point of view of a social scientist, a gynaecologist, and an affected patient.
authors.affiliation: mamazone Südwest, Ladenburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bördlein-Wahl
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hilpert
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D016312:Treatment Refusal