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Outcomes That Matter to Individuals

Outcomes are the results people care about most when seeking treatment, including functional improvement and the ability to live ‘normal’, productive lives.

Source: Dias AG, Roberts CJ, Lippa J, Arora J, Lundstrom M, Rolfson O, Tonn ST (2017) Benchmarking outcomes that matter most to patients: the GLOBE programme. EMJ 2017; 2[2]: 42-49.

Example of the term in use:

Focusing on outcomes that matter to patients should improve decision making and patient engagement. It should also stop us spending money on treatments that deliver minimal or no benefit.

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