Patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures

Patients' perceptions of their health and experiences are key to providing excellent patient-centred care. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are questionnaires measuring the patients' views of their health status. Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are questionnaires measuring the patients' perceptions of their experience whilst receiving care. The data sets can be used for: research, quality improvement projects, clinician performance evaluation, audit, and economic evaluation. Limitations in the PROMs and PREMs questionnaires must be considered before implementing these tools.