DESCRIBE TWO APPROACHES OR INDICATORS TO MEASURING PATIENT OUTCOMES

Answer 1

Doesn't that depend upon the goals and objectives for each patient's care? Is the health care professional trying to cure an illness? Or keep the patient comfortable? Or prevent serious illness? Or keep the patient in good physical condition? Or alleviate uncomfortable symptoms?

You'll find the answer your instructor wants in Chapter 11 of your text book.

Also check these sites.

http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/20/1/1

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/551246

http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/9904/9904.patsatis.html

Answer 2

And sometimes, the patients want different outcomes than the medical staff expect. Examples

Dementia Patient
Schizophrenic patient
Patient in unbearable pain

and many more you can imagine.