Patient-Reported Outcomes and the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System of Functional Medicine Care and Research

The functional medicine model of care is focused on patient-centered rather than disease-centered care. Patient-centered care incorporates the patient’s voice or experience of their condition alongside conventional biological factors to provide a “more complete” account of health. PROMIS Global, an NIH-validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure that evaluates the health-related quality of life, can be incorporated within the functional medicine model of care to evaluate self-reported physical, mental and social well-being across various conditions and guide personalized management strategies. Proper incorporation of PROMIS Global into clinical care and research is warranted to expand the available evidence base.