Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

The Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes is open for submissions

The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) and Editors are proud to announce a new open access journal, the Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, now open for submissions!

Please visit the Society website for further information - http://www.isoqol.org/

Editors-in-Chief

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David Feeny , Editor-in-Chief

McMaster University, Canada

Dennis A. Revicki , Editor-in-Chief

Evidera, USA

Featured content

Editorial: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes: aims and scope

Co-Editors-in-Chief Dennis Revicki and David Feeny here discuss the aims and scope of JPRO in this Editorial article, expanding on the five major areas: (1) PROs in clinical trials; (2) applications of PROs in clinical practice; (3) patient, family, community and public engagement in PRO research; (4) qualitative studies on the development and application of PROs; and (5) social and behavioral determinants of health and PRO measures.

Aims and scope

The Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO) is an international, open access, multi-disciplinary journal publishing original manuscripts in the field of patient-reported outcomes (PRO). JPRO will consider original research and review articles, brief communications, commentaries, editorials, and reviews of recent books and software advances relevant to the following topics:

PROs in clinical trials.
PROs in clinical practice.
Patient, family, community, and public engagement.
Qualitative studies on the development and application of PROs.
Studies of the social and behavioural determinants of health using PRO measures.

About the Society

The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), established in 1993, is a non-profit society to advance the scientific study of health-related quality of life and other patient-centered outcomes to identify effective interventions, enhance the quality of health care and promote the health of populations. ISOQOL provides the premiere opportunity for those in the quality of life research field to connect and network.

Quality of life has become a prominent subject in philosophy, social science, clinical medicine, health services, and outcomes research. ISOQOL fosters the worldwide exchange of information through: scientific publications, international conferences, educational outreach, and collaborative support for health related quality of life initiatives. We are an international society with activities focused on promotion of high quality research in the science of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement and patient-reported outcomes (PRO).

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