AANS Online Scientific Sessions: Spine and Peripheral Nerve-Variation in Outcome Measures in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Patient Registries and the Need for Harmonization

Variation in Outcome Measures in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Patient Registries and the Need for Harmonization

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In this video, the speaker discusses the need for harmonization in outcome measures for lumbar spondylolisthesis patient registries. They introduce the Outcome Measures Framework, a model for classifying relevant outcomes for patients and providers. The framework consists of three components: characteristics, treatments, and outcomes. The speaker explains the five core domains of outcomes common across conditions: survival, clinical response, events of interest, patient-reported outcomes, and resource utilization. They also discuss the importance of risk-adjusting outcomes and the role of different stakeholders in developing standardized outcome measures. They describe a six-step process that was used to collect and harmonize outcome measures from various registries, with specific examples of measures in different domains. The speaker concludes by highlighting the success of the multi-stakeholder approach in achieving consensus and harmonization in this study.

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Rich Gliklich MD

Keywords

harmonization

outcome measures

lumbar spondylolisthesis

patient registries

Outcome Measures Framework