O-08 Patient reported outcomes in two outpatient clinics at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad and Tobago
Author(s):
L De Freitas, D Basdeo, H Wang
Year of Presentation:
2023
Objective: To assess patient reported outcomes for patients in two outpatient clinics at a hospital in Trinidad and Tobago.
Methods: The study was conducted in two outpatient clin ics at the Sangre Grande Hospital, Eastern Regional Health Authority, Trinidad and Tobago. A cross sectional study design was used and the three patient reported outcome measures were used: WHO % Index, PROMIS Global Health 10 (Global Physical Health (GPH) and Global Mental Health (GMH) and WHO DAS. These question naires were self administered to all patients attending the two clinics over a four month period.
Results: Data from 427 participants were analysed. Over all, there were 73.1% (n=312) participants from the Medi cal Outpatient Clinic (MOPC) and 26.9% (n=115) from Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic (ID OPC). The mean WHO 5 Wellbeing Index score was 57.3 for patients in the MOPC and 56.9 for patients in the ID clinic. The mean GPH T-score was significantly higher in the ID clinic group com pared to the MOPC group (ID 39.0 ± 8.9 versus MOPC 36.0 ± 6.2, p=0.00) while the mean GMH T-score was similar in clinics (MOPC:38.2 ± 6.9 and ID: 38.9 ± 8.0, p= 0.37). The mean WHO DAS score for patients in the MOPC was 24.2 compared to 20.6 for patients in ID OPC.
Conclusion: The results of the study indicated fair health and wellbeing and mild disability amongst both clinic groups. These results may be used to determine where improvement efforts should be targeted to improve patients’ quality of life.