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ArticleJournal of participatory medicine2026

Patient Preferences for Technology-Assisted Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement of Mental Health Symptoms Among Veterans: Cross-Sectional Survey.

Bella Etingen, Eric J Richardson, Stephanie L Shimada, Jennifer A Palmer, Ndindam Ndiwane, Robin T Higashi, Felicia R Bixler, Bridget M Smith, Terry J Newton, Timothy P Hogan

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Bella EtingeneHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-9073
Eric J RichardsoneHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-3350
Stephanie L ShimadaeHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6517-5122
Jennifer A PalmereHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6573-6268
Ndindam NdiwaneeHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2415-8216
Robin T HigashieHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-6852
Felicia R BixlereHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9304-4085
Bridget M SmitheHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-8843
Terry J NewtonOffice of Connected Care, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2859-8124
Timothy P HoganeHealth Partnered Evaluation Initiative, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-0927

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Abstract

backgroundThe Veterans Health Administration is promoting patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) collection for measurement-based mental health care. Understanding veteran preferences about how and when to complete PROMs is critical to support their implementation.

objectiveWe examined veteran preferences for timing and use of different technology platforms to complete mental health-related PROMs.

methodsWe invited a national sample of 1373 veterans to complete a survey; 858 (62.5%) responded. Surveys asked about veteran preferences for how and when to complete mental health-related PROMs. We characterized responses using descriptive statistics and estimated multiple logistic regression models to examine associations between veteran demographic and health characteristics and preferences for completing PROMs.

resultsMost veterans preferred completing PROMs between appointments (607/801, 75.8%) using features of a patient portal (410/801, 51.2%), during appointments (589/801, 73.5%) verbally (413/801, 51.6%), and while at the medical center (480/801, 59.9%) on paper (189/801, 23.6%) or a tablet computer (180/801, 22.5%). Hispanic (vs non-Hispanic) veterans had 3.32 (95% CI 1.04-10.58) times higher odds of preferring to complete PROMs at the medical center, and veterans with lower (vs higher) socioeconomic status had lower odds (odds ratio 0.61, 95% CI 0.40-0.93) of preferring to complete PROMs in between appointments but 1.97 (95% CI 1.23-3.16) times higher odds of preferring to complete PROMs during appointments.

conclusionsAs the Veterans Health Administration and other health care systems seek to expand the integration of PROM data into health care services, adaptive and flexible approaches to PROM administration that align with patient preferences, including those that leverage technology platforms in the remote collection of these data, may bolster implementation. Our results indicate that such implementation efforts should consider patient ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Our findings further suggest that these efforts could benefit from incorporating PROM administration into online patient portals, developing mobile health apps that support PROM completion through patients' personal devices in between clinical encounters, and engaging care team members in PROM administration during appointments.

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measurement-based carepatient preferencespatient-reported outcomestechnology-based assessmentveterans

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PMCPMC12949404

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