Employing Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Clinical Trenches

Patients often seek care because they experience symptoms that negatively affect their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Health care providers must then elicit, measure, and interpret patient symptoms as part of their clinical evaluation. To assist with this goal and to help bridge the gap between patients and providers, investigators have developed and validated a wide range of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) across the breadth and depth of the human health and illness experience. These PROs, which measure any aspect of a patient's biopsychosocial health and come directly from the patient, may help direct care and improve outcomes.

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