Project Information
- Project title
- Selecting patient reported outcome measures for use in an integrative medicine clinic
- Researcher(s)
- Dr. Jennifer Hunter
- Prof. Stephen Leeder
- Prof. Kerryn Phelps
- Postal address
- PO Box 2049
Bondi Junction
1355 NSW - Project dates
- Commenced November 2009
- Anticipated completion November 2010
- Funding
- National Institute of Complementary Medicine, Integrated Care Research Program
- Nature of the project
- Thesis research – Doctoral, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
- Collaborative linkages: Uclinic, Surry Hills, Sydney; Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
- Brief description
This project aims to consult patients' and practitioners' to assess their opinions on a shortlist of patient reported outcome measures and the use of a longitudinal web-based dataset that will measure the holistic health outcomes of patients attending Uclinic - a multidisciplinary primary care clinic that integrates traditional, complementary and alternative medicine with orthodox biomedicine. The purpose of the dataset is to measure the full spectrum of health, from illness to wellness.