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Term Description

howRu is a generic patient-reported outcomes instrument, designed to meet these requirements, and answer the central question: ³How are you today?² It has four dimensions, which reflect the presence or absence of what matters most to patients, in addition to survival:
- Symptoms such as pain - includes discomfort such as breathlessness or nausea
- Feeling low or worried - includes anxiety, depression and fatigue.
- Limits to what you can do - includes physical incapacity, loss of memory, sight or hearing.
- Dependence on others - reliance on other people or equipment.
For each dimension, the patient picks one of four levels, indicated using a traffic-light metaphor with labels, colour, position and images. The four dimensions and four levels give 256 (44) different permutations, each of which represents a different health state. For data storage and analysis, each level is recorded on a 0-3 ordinal scale, with none = 3, slight = 2 quite a lot = 1, and extreme = 0. Higher score means better health. A simple aggregate howRU score is calculated by adding the scores for each dimension, giving a range from 12 (4 x none, ceiling) to 0 (4 x extreme, floor).

Reference Information

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WebcontentR-Outcomes LtdCopyright Copyright © 2008-2021 R-Outcomes Ltd. All rights reserved.Users should notify Tim Benson by email: [email protected] R-Outcomes
Original FormR-Outcomes LtdCopyright Copyright © 2008-2021 R-Outcomes Ltd. All rights reserved.Users should notify Tim Benson by email: [email protected] HowRU form

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINCNameR/O/CCardinalityExample UCUM Units
55744-7howRu
Indent55745-4Pain or discomfort
Indent55746-2Feeling low or worried
Indent55747-0Limited in what I can do
Indent55748-8Require help from others
Indent55749-6howRu score [R-Outcomes]{score}

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
howRu panel:-:Pt:^Patient:-:R-Outcomes
Long Common Name
howRu

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    howRu panel
    LP94923-7
    • Analyte
      howRu panel
      LP94923-7
      • Component Numerator
        howRu panel
        LP94923-7
        • Component Numerator Core
          howRu panel
          LP94923-7
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    -
    LP6769-6
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    -
    LP7747-1
  • Method
    R-Outcomes
    LP422726-2

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.R-OUTCOMES
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.27
Last Updated
Version 2.71 (MIN)
Change Reason
Release 2.70: METHOD_TYP: Updated to align with the modeling for additional R-Outcomes assessments; COMPONENT: Updated to align with the modeling for additional R-Outcomes assessments; CLASS: Updated to align with the modeling for additional R-Outcomes assessments; Release 2.68: COMPONENT: Updated to correct capitalization error.
Order vs. Observation
Order
Panel Type
Panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=55744-7
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/55744-7