What do these scores mean? Presenting patient‐reported outcomes data to patients and clinicians to improve interpretability

Patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) (eg, symptoms, functioning) can inform patient management. However, patients and clinicians often have difficulty interpreting score meaning. The authors tested approaches for presenting PRO data to improve interpretability.

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