PHPS41160 Patient-Centred Outcomes

Academic Year 2023/2024


This module introduces students to patient-Reported Outcomes in clinical research, health service improvements and clinical settings.
With the increased prominence of patient-centred care and shared decision making, the collection of QoL data and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are becoming progressively more critical. PROs are defined as ‘any report of the status of a patient’s health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else.
The module provides students with skills to interpret and analyse Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures, Patient Reported Experiences and Patient-Reported Outcomes Performance Indicators.
The course would appeal to those working in the design of clinical trials or working on improving health services, as well as health professionals relying on PROs to monitor patients' clinical trajectories.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

 Understand the rationale for using PRO, PROMs and PREs in clinical trials, health services improvements, and measuring clinical progression.
 Recognize the health domains measured by PROMs, administration modes and scoring.
 Interpret the PROMs in the context of research, health service improvement, and/or patient experiences
 Interpret studies reporting on the development and validation of PROMs
 Apply concepts of face-validity, content validity, and linguistic validation as well as the analyses of psychometric validity and clinical minimal difference
 Analyze and interpret the psychometric validity of a PROM.

Indicative Module Content:

Initially, students will become familiar with the main health domains measured by PROMS, administration modes and scoring
including Health-related quality of life (HRQL), functional status, Symptoms and symptom burden, Health behaviours and Patient experiences.
Subsequently, students will work hands-on in applying the validation process of PROMs which includes analysing psychometric characteristics of the tests ( construct validity, internal validity, and factorial analysis).

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Laboratories

24
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Online Learning

36
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The students will work hands-on, using existing PROMs. We will use existing PROMS on a broad range of healthcare conditions tailored to students' interests and professional backgrounds.
Students will analyse the existing dataset during the computer lab work -the validation of an HRQL for patients living with type II diabetes. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: open book examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam Yes Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes

40
Assignment: Mid-term assignment (Group presentation, each group to present one PROs type and describe/interpret/appraise Week 8 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes

30
Assignment: Completion and submission of computer lab work consisting of the psychometric validation of PROMs. Week 7 n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The students will receive feedback in order to complete their computer lab work. The group presentation -in which students will select one PROMs e.g. pain scale measurements-, will provide an overview of the validation methodology process and how the scale is used in clinical trials and the improvement of health services.

Name Role
Ms Mary Anne Culhane Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Vicky Downey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Niamh Merriman Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Joanna Kozielec Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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