Zhao Li, Chan Kelvin
Research and Development Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR.
Am J Chin Med. 2005;33(6):897-902. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X05003533.
This paper describes the methods and theories of patient-reported outcomes, in particular to the health-related quality of life recently applied in Chinese medicine research. It begins with an investigation of the reasons for a patient-reported outcomes measure for Chinese medicine and the development of a new health-related quality of life instrument based on Chinese culture and Chinese medicine. Discussions on the importance and application of patient-reported outcomes as well as the relationship between quality of life and Chinese medicine are at the focus of this paper. Through a description of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument and its development, the present work demonstrates an evidence-based approach using patient-reported outcomes or health-related quality of life measures to evaluate treatment efficacy of Chinese medicine, and thereby build a bridge for the integration of Chinese medicine into mainstream health care.
本文描述了患者报告结局的方法和理论，特别是近期应用于中医研究的健康相关生活质量。文章开篇探讨了中医采用患者报告结局测量的原因，以及基于中国文化和中医开发新的健康相关生活质量工具的过程。对患者报告结局的重要性和应用以及生活质量与中医之间关系的讨论是本文的重点。通过对中医生活质量量表及其开发过程的描述，本研究展示了一种基于证据的方法，即使用患者报告结局或健康相关生活质量测量来评估中医治疗效果，从而为中医融入主流医疗保健搭建桥梁。
