Report: new program for in-home aged care - ongoing consultations
An update of ongoing consultations with the Department of Health and Aged Care on plans for the new in-home aged care program
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are reports completed by patients about how they feel or function in relation to a health condition/therapeutic intervention. They can assess whether an intervention is improving a patient’s symptoms, health, or functionality with limited risk of professional bias or interpretation. PROMs also provide uniform assessment of patients over time and allow for quantitative assessment and evaluation of changes in patient status.
The use of PROMs in practice is encouraged as they can provide strong evidenced based practice which will help advocate and validate the Australian osteopathic profession, provide a strong basis for any improvement in patient care/status from osteopathic intervention, and help build the professional standard of osteopathic care alongside other allied health professions in Australia. The use of standardised outcome measures also benefits patients as they may improve safety, efficacy, and delivery of care which often result in better patient outcomes.
Found below is a list of commonly used and validated outcome measures that may be useful to you as an osteopath. The list provides detail about each measure as well as a downloadable PDF. The list is not exhaustive and new measures may be added over time.
Note: Cronbach’s alpha is a measure of reliability, specifically the internal consistency of a scale. Generally, alpha values over .70 are good with higher values reflecting better internal consistency.
An update of ongoing consultations with the Department of Health and Aged Care on plans for the new in-home aged care program
A summary of the association's consultation in the Auslan service usage in primary care documents.
Osteopathy Australia submission on the NDIS Annual Pricing Review 2021-2022