title: Patient-reported outcome measures for sleep disorders and related problems: clinical and research applications.
abstract: Patients with sleep disorders are most concerned with the impact of these diseases on their quality of life. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurement tools, which assess aspects of a patient's health status that come directly from the patient, are well suited to evaluate quality of life related to sleep disorders. Although PRO data are subjective, they can be quantified, evaluated for reliability and reproducibility, and used to answer questions of clinical and research importance. This article reviews various PRO measure tools used for sleep disorders in clinical and research settings. These instruments may play a role in screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of various sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
authors.forename: Boris I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Medarov
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Victorson
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY. Electronic address: judsonm@mail.amc.edu.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Judson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D018450:Disease Progression; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires