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Health Literacy and Patient -Reported Outcomes

Health Literacy and Patient -Reported Outcomes

Maria Irene Bellini, Andre Kubler
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522540748|ISBN10: 1522540741|EISBN13: 9781522540755
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4074-8.ch007
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Bellini, Maria Irene, and Andre Kubler. "Health Literacy and Patient -Reported Outcomes." Optimizing Health Literacy for Improved Clinical Practices, edited by Vassilios E. Papalois and Maria Theodosopoulou, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 109-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4074-8.ch007

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Bellini, M. I. & Kubler, A. (2018). Health Literacy and Patient -Reported Outcomes. In V. Papalois & M. Theodosopoulou (Eds.), Optimizing Health Literacy for Improved Clinical Practices (pp. 109-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4074-8.ch007

Chicago

Bellini, Maria Irene, and Andre Kubler. "Health Literacy and Patient -Reported Outcomes." In Optimizing Health Literacy for Improved Clinical Practices, edited by Vassilios E. Papalois and Maria Theodosopoulou, 109-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4074-8.ch007

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Abstract

Modern healthcare needs to identify parameters for high-quality care. Quality improvement is the key for advancing in healthcare, and the new assessment tool shifts from a disease-centered outcome to a patient-centered outcome. Clinical outcome such as morbidity and mortality are directly connected and interdependent from patient-reported outcomes: well-informed patients who decide with their healthcare provider what treatment is best for them have better outcomes and higher patient satisfaction rates. These subjective data collected by rigorous, meaningful, and scientific methods and presented in a utilizable format can be used to create care objectives towards which both the surgeon and their patient can travel. Time has come to carry patient-centered outcomes from research into decision making and daily care plans. This chapter outlines a focus beyond life-prolonging therapy, aiming to minimize the negative effects of treatment, optimize quality of life, and align medical decisions with patient expectations.

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