title: The routine use of patient reported outcome measures in healthcare settings.
abstract: The use of patient reported outcome measures might seem to be quite straightforward; however, a number of pitfalls await clinicians with limited expertise. Jill Dawson and colleagues provide a guide for individuals keen to use patient reported outcome measures at a local level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF. jill.dawson@dphpc.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Crispin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jenkinson
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013223:Statistics as Topic