PROMS are tools used to capture patient’s experiences (before, during, after treatment). They can help describe what is happening or how the patient is being impacted “ACCORDING TO THEM”.
I love PROMS and I rarely ever do any evaluation without using one with a patient. It provides me with the most valuable information I can get AND it can really help patients start to build a therapeutic alliance with me.
We’re looking at the BIG PICTURE (together).
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know the MMQ (Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire) by Baycrest is one of my favorite PROMS for my caseload/setting (Outpatient TBI Clinic with a caseload made up of a lot of cognitive communication disorders).
I love the MMQ because it's FREE and easy to download with a simple Google search. You can access it HERE: https://www.baycrest.org/Baycrest/Healthcare-Programs-Services/Clinical-Services/Neuropsychology-Cognitive-Health/Clinical-Tools/Multifactorial-Memory-Questionnaire
Of course, if a patient doesn't have memory complaints and no memory issues show up on objective testing, this wouldn't be an appropriate PROM to administer. I might elect to use something like the Mindful Attention & Awareness Scale (MAAS) for attention or the Executive Skills Checklist by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare for executive functioning.
I'm curious......what are some of your favorite PROMs? Let me know in the comments below!
References:
Angela K. Troyer, Larry Leach, Susan Vandermorris & Jill B. Rich (2019) The measurement of participant-reported memory across diverse populations and settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire, Memory, 27:7, 931-942, DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2019.1608255
Cohen ML, Hula WD. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice in Speech-Language Pathology. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 Feb 7;29(1):357-370. doi: 10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00076. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 32011905
Troyer, A. K., & Rich, J. B. (2002). Psychometric properties of a new metamemory questionnaire for older adults. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 57(1), P19–P27. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/57.1.p19
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