Greenhalgh, Joanne; Long, Andrew F; Flynn, Rob - In: Social Science & Medicine 60 (2005) 4, pp. 833-843
This paper applies a theory-driven approach to explore why the use of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in clinical practice, in particular, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments, has little or no apparent influence on clinical decision making. A theory-driven approach...