Outcome measures and patient-reported outcomes Live
Outcome measures your patients answer on WhatsApp, graphed for you
Doctors refer back when they see numbers. Physio Clinic Software records 13 outcome measures, sends short patient questionnaires as a private WhatsApp link, flags changes beyond the minimal clinically important difference and puts first and latest scores into the progress letter.
Included on every plan from ₹999 per therapist a month · no card · free data import
★ change beyond the minimal clinically important difference
The 13 built-in measures
| Measure | Use | How it is collected |
|---|---|---|
| NPRS (0–10) | Pain, every condition | Patient link or therapist |
| PSFS (0–10) | Three activities that matter to this patient | Patient link or therapist |
| Global Rating of Change (−7 to +7) | Patient's view of overall change | Patient link or therapist |
| ODI, NDI | Low back and neck disability | Clinic's licensed form, total entered |
| LEFS, KOOS | Lower limb and knee function | Clinic's form, total entered |
| DASH, SPADI | Upper limb and shoulder | Clinic's form, total entered |
| Berg, TUG, 30-s chair stand, 6MWT | Balance, mobility and endurance tests | Therapist-administered |
Questionnaires that need a licence are not reproduced on screen; the clinic uses its own licensed form and enters the total. Add any other measure with its range, direction and MCID.
Patient-reported outcomes on WhatsApp
Send
From the patient record pick NPRS, PSFS and GROC and press Send link, or switch on automatic questions every 14, 21 or 28 days for patients on a home plan.
Patient answers
A one-minute page in English, Tamil or Hindi with large buttons. It shows no name or earlier answers, works once and expires after 7 days.
Scores land in the chart
Answers are scored and stored as outcome scores with the date, next to the scores you recorded in clinic.
Letters use them
First and latest scores, with the change and an MCID flag, appear in the week-6 or discharge letter you review and send.
Range of motion from a photo or a short video
The phone-camera ROM tool now works with video as well as photos. Record or upload a few seconds of the movement, scrub frame by frame to the start position, tap the three points (upper segment, joint centre, lower segment), then do the same at end range: the tool shows the start angle, end angle and arc of movement.
It is a measuring aid, not an automated assessment. You place the points and confirm the reading before it is saved, the video never leaves the phone, and it suits movements in the camera's plane such as knee, elbow and hip flexion. No validation study has been published, so confirm borderline or medico-legal readings with a goniometer.
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Frequently asked questions
Which outcome measures can patients fill in themselves on WhatsApp?
The Numeric Pain Rating Scale, the Patient-Specific Functional Scale and a 15-point Global Rating of Change. They are short, freely usable and work well on a phone. Licensed questionnaires such as ODI or DASH are completed on your clinic's own form and the total is entered.
In which languages are the patient questions?
English, Tamil and Hindi today. Patients whose language is set to Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam see the English text for now; the WhatsApp message itself still greets them in their language.
Can I add a measure that is not in the list?
Yes. Add any measure with its code, maximum score, whether higher or lower is better and its minimal clinically important difference. It then appears in score entry, graphs and progress letters.
How accurate is the video ROM tool?
As accurate as the video angle and your point placement. Film square to the plane of movement at joint height with the whole limb in frame. It suits sagittal-plane movements like knee and elbow flexion, does not measure rotation or spine, and has no published validation study.
Are outcome measures included in every plan?
Yes. All 13 measures, patient questionnaires by link, graphs, MCID flags and the photo and video ROM tool are on every plan from ₹999 per therapist a month.
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