A Consensus Set of Outcomes for Parkinson's Disease from the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement

• BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is expected to double in prevalence due to demographic shifts. Value-based healthcare is a proposed strategy to improve outcomes and decrease costs. To move towards an actual value-based health care system, condition-specific outcomes that are meaningful to patients are essential.OBJECTIVE: Propose a global consensus standard set of outcome measures for PD.METHODS: Established methods for outcome measure development were applied, as outlined and used previously by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). An international group, representing both patients and experts from the fields of neurology, psychiatry, nursing, and existing outcome measurement efforts, was convened. The group participated in six teleconferences over a six-month period, reviewed existing data and practices, and ultimately proposed a standard set of measures by which patients should be tracked, and how often data should be collected.RESULTS: The standard set applies to all cases of idiopathic PD, and includes assessments of motor and non-motor symptoms, ability to work, PD-related health status, and hospital admissions. Baseline demographic and clinical variables are included to enable case mix adjustment.CONCLUSIONS: The Standard Set is now ready for use and pilot testing in the clinical setting. Ultimately, we believe that using the set of outcomes proposed here will allow clinicians and scientists across the world to document, report, and compare PD-related outcomes in a standardized fashion. Such international benchmarks will improve our understanding of the disease course and allow for identification of 'best practices', ultimately leading to better informed treatment decisions.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Activities of Daily Living

Aged

Delivery of Health Care*/economics

Delivery of Health Care*/standards

Disability Evaluation

Disease Progression

Efficiency

Female

Health Care Costs Health Status

Health Care/standards

Health Surveys

Health Surveys/Health Status Indicators

Humans

International Cooperation

Male

Middle Aged

Organizational

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/standards

Parkinson Disease

Parkinson Disease/epidemiology

Parkinson Disease/therapy*

Parkinsonian Disorders

Psychometrics

Quality Indicators

Quality of Health Care

Quality of Life

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)