How to Use Outcomes Questionnaires
Patient-reported outcomes serve as an essential and perhaps more relevant means for assessing patients’ response to treatment than clinical measures alone. Many of the procedures performed in plastic surgery are…
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the FACE-Q Satisfaction with Appearance Scale
Satisfaction with appearance and improved quality of life are key outcomes for patients undergoing facial aesthetic procedures. The FACE-Q is a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument encompassing a suite of…
The Outcomes Movement and Evidence-Based Medicine in Plastic Surgery
Evidence-based medicine is analyzed from its inception. This article takes the reader through the early formation of scientific medicine that has evolved into the multipurpose tool it has become today….
Patient-Reported Outcomes Instruments
Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, Editor Andrea L. Pusic, MD, MHS, FRCSC, Editor It is truly an honor for us to serve as editors of this volume on Outcomes for…
