Defining a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) selection process: What criteria should be considered when choosing a PROM for routine symptom assessment in clinical practice?

187 Background: PROMs capture the patient’s perspective on their health status and thus improve person-centred care. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System has been the standard PROM used for all patients in Ontario. Recently, Cancer Care Ontario has chosen to expand the use of PROMs by adding cancer specific tools. The objective of this work was to develop a process to systematically evaluate and select PROMs for routine use …