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Table 4 Outcomes for assessing patient-focused interventions [58]

From: A framework to guide storytelling as a knowledge translation intervention for health-promoting behaviour change

Outcome category

Examples

Patients’ knowledge

Knowledge of condition and long term complications

Self-care knowledge

Knowledge of treatment options and likely outcomes

Comprehension of information

Recall of information

Patients’ experience

Patient satisfaction

Doctor-patient communication

Quality of life

Psychological wellbeing

Self-efficacy

Patient involvement

Service utilization and costs

Hospital admissions

Emergency admissions

Length of hospital stay

GP visits

Cost-effectiveness

Cost to patients

Days lost from work/school

Health behaviour and health status

Self-care activities

Treatment adherence

Disease severity/activity

Symptom control

Functional ability

Clinical indicators