Articles & Publications

The scientists at PRO Consulting have published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on PRO methods, and presented more than 500 papers at national and international conferences. Click here for a complete listing of our peer-reviewed publications on PRO data collection.

A sample of some of our recent papers on methodological issues affecting PRO data capture are listed below. Click on the title of any article in order to view a summary. To receive a copy of the article, please complete the form on the subsequent pages:

Assessment of pain: a community-based diary survey in the USA; Krueger, A., Stone, A.; The Lancet, May 2008
Two Decades of Change for PROs: How patient-reported data collection has been transformed since 1987; Shiffman, S., Applied Clinical Trials, January 2008
Equivalence of Electronic and Paper-and-Pencil Administration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Meta-Analytic Review, Value in Health , April 2008
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Grasping the FDA's PRO Guidance, Applied Clinical Trials , August 2006
White Paper: Documentation of PRO Instruments to Meet Contemporary FDA Standards , August, 2006
White Paper: Conceptualizing Modifications & Identifying Validation Procedures for PRO Instruments, August, 2006
White Paper: Distinguishing among Symptom vs. Health Related Quality of Life PRO Concepts: Developing a Conceptual Framework, August, 2006
White Paper: Equivalence of Computerized and Paper and Pencil PRO Measures, June 2006
Delivering on the eDiary Promise, Applied Clinical Trials , September, 2005
Pain Assessment in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Consideration of Methods for Clinical Trials, The Clinical Journal of Pain , 2004
Electronic diaries and questionnaires: Designing user interfaces that are easy for all patients to use, Quality of Life Research , 2004
Proving the eDiary Dividend, Applied Clinical Trials , June 2004
Assessment Methods for Patient-Reported Outcomes, Disease Management and Health Outcomes , November 2003