SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND SOFTWARE FOR PROVIDING A PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURE OF DYSPHAGIA PATIENTS WITH EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS

摘要

Provided herein are computer-based systems, software, and methods of using the same including a daily patient questionnaire, the questionnaire comprising: a question for determining whether the patient avoided solid food; a question for determining whether the patient had difficulty swallowing solid food; a question for determining what action the patient took to correct or relieve difficulty swallowing food; a question for determining the amount of pain the patient experienced while swallowing food; and a software module configured to apply an algorithm to answers to one or more of said questions to determine a score, wherein said score illustrates one or more selected from the group consisting of: (1) severity, intensity, or frequency of patient dysphagia; (2) suitability of a patient for a particular diagnostic tool, diagnostic method, or therapy for dysphagia; and (3) efficacy of a particular therapy for dysphagia.

主权项

1. Non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a digital processing device to create a daily patient reporting tool comprising:
a. a software module configured to provide a daily patient questionnaire, said questionnaire comprising:
i. a question for determining whether the patient avoided solid food;ii. a question for determining whether the patient had difficulty swallowing solid food;iii. contingent on an affirmative answer to said question for determining whether the patient had difficulty swallowing solid food, a question for determining what action the patient took to correct or relieve difficulty swallowing food;iv. a question for determining the amount of pain the patient experienced while swallowing food; and b. a software module configured to apply an algorithm to answers to one or more of said questions to determine a score, wherein said score illustrates one or more selected from the group consisting of: (1) severity, intensity, or frequency of patient dysphagia; (2) suitability of a patient for a particular diagnostic tool, diagnostic method, or therapy for dysphagia; and (3) efficacy of a particular therapy for dysphagia.