The Clinical Importance of Patient Reported Outcome Measures
The use of patient reported outcome measures (PROs) is a keystone clinical tool in determining progression of treatment and reimbursement rates from insurance.
Philip Gabel
PHILIP GABEL is a Sports Physiotherapist who with a small practice in Coolum on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
He is a PhD Candidate at the University of the Sunshine Coast investigating the link between Screening and outcome measures and the prediction of recovery for compensation and sporting patients including surfers.
His is the company director of ADVISE Rehabilitation Software
He completed his Research Masters on upper limb outcome measures in 2000 and has papers published and in press on upper limb outcomes and the link between bio-psychosocial screening and measurement for workers compensation patients and whiplash.
He is a Credentialed, McKenzie Therapist, Acupuncture and Aquatic Therapist with a Grad Dip Research in Laser Therapy, a Manual Handling instructor and former Research Fellow at James Cook and Griffith University.
What Are PROs or Outcomes?
PROs come in two forms, ‘quantitative’ - where the items or constructs are detailed for you, and ‘qualitative’ - where the patient chooses items that are important to them.