Objectives:Objectives: Our objective was to evaluate the potential usefulness of the Kano conceptual model to assess expectations of patients and neurologists in Spain regarding symptomatic migraine treatment. Abstract: Methods:Methods: We performed a multicenter, cross-sectional study in adult...

Background: Shared decision making is the process in which a healthcare choice is made jointly by the health professional and the patient. Little is known about what patients view as effective or ineffective strategies to implement shared decision making in routine clinical practice. Objective:...

Background: Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA; 75-325 mg) is a mainstay of therapy for patients at high risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, in some patients, such treatment is associated with upper gastrointestinal (GI) adverse effects, e.g. dyspeptic symptoms, peptic ulceration, and...

Objective: Exercise is an important adjunctive treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA); however, it is underutilized, in part because of the known difficulties related to initiating and adhering to exercise programs. Although there are ample data documenting the latter, patient preferences for...

Background: The choice between surgical and non-surgical treatment options is a fundamental decision for men with local-stage prostate cancer because of differences in risks of genitourinary adverse effects among available treatments. Objectives: We assessed whether pre-existing genitourinary...

Background: Hand-held electronic devices may provide a simple reproducible means by which quality of life (QOL) may be documented in patients with cancer. However, the QOL scales that are routinely used were originally validated when used with paper and pencil data collection. Patient-reported...

This paper considers the potential for collaborative patient and public involvement in the development, application, evaluation, and interpretation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The development of PROMs has followed a well trodden methodological path, with patients contributing...