Table 1 –

Descriptions of patient-reported outcome measures we routinely collected in the VUMC colorectal surgery clinic.

Patient-reported outcome measure	Measurement	Number of questions	Output	Target patients
PROMIS Global-10	Patient’s perception of their overall health; overall quality of life	10	Three health status scores: a physical health score, a mental health score, and an estimated EQ-5D score	Every patient was asked to complete the PROMIS Global-10 before their appointment
QoR-9	Recovery after anesthesia	9	Scored from 0 to 18, with a higher score indicating a better recovery	All patients within 6 wk of a colorectal surgery were asked to complete the QoR-9 before their appointment
SIBDQ	Health-related quality of life in IBD	10	Scored from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating a higher health-related quality of life	All patients with a diagnosis of IBD (Crohn’s or UC) were asked to complete the SIBDQ before their appointment
DV-QOL	Health-related quality of life in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease	17	Four outputs measuring health-related quality of life: diverticulitis concerns, emotions, behavior changes, and overall	All patients with a diagnosis of diverticulitis were asked to complete the DV-QOL before their appointment
EORTC-QLQ-CR29	Health-related quality of life in colorectal cancer	29	Five functional and 18 symptom scales. Scores for each are reported from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing better function on the functional scales and worse symptoms on the symptom scales	All patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer were asked to complete the EORTC-QLQ-CR29 before their appointment

IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; UC = ulcerative colitis.