What is a PAM survey?

The Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®) is a 10 or 13 item questionnaire that assesses an individual´s knowledge, skill and confidence for managing their health and health care. The measure assesses individuals on a 0-100 scale. There are 4 levels of activation, from low (1) to high (4).

What does the PAM tool measure?

The PAM® is a validated, licensed tool that measures people’s knowledge, skills and confidence (referred to as ‘patient activation’) in managing their own wellbeing.

What is Pam NHS?

NHS PAM is a management tool that provides NHS organisations with a way of assessing how safely and efficiently they run their estate and facilities services.

What is a good PAM score?

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Rasch Person PAM 13 Rasch Person PAM 22
Fair 236 57.3
Good 411 59.3
Very good 465 64.3
Excellent 255 68.7

What is the PAM model?

The patient activation measure (PAM) is a 100-point, quantifiable scale determining patient engagement in healthcare. Source: Thinkstock. September 12, 2017 – Patient activation is a key concept in the push for patient-centered care, but is often conflated with the notion of driving patient engagement.

Why is patient activation important?

Findings from over 180 peer-reviewed studies (Hibbard, 2015) indicate that: Higher activated individuals are more likely to engage in positive health behaviors and to have better health outcomes. Higher activated patients tend to have better care experiences. Higher activated patients have lower costs.

What is Pam in case management?

Case managers can use the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) to assess patient populations and guide case management goals and tactics. The goal of value-based care is to keep patients healthy and prevent new chronic conditions. Activation involves helping patients improve self-management and create better habits.

How do you improve patient activation?

Clinicians should develop strong patient education skills, shared decision-making strategies, and patient outreach techniques and tools to foster meaningful patient activation.

  1. Identifying activated patients.
  2. Arming patients with key health information, education.
  3. Engaging patients in shared decision-making.

When should PAM tool not be used?

PAM® is suitable for use with people with mild/moderate mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. Feedback from the Learning Set in 2016 showed that PAM® is not suitable for those with severe mental health conditions as their capacity to engage with the survey may be impaired.

What are the stages of patient activate?

Activation appears to involve four stages: (1) believing the patient role is important, (2) having the confidence and knowledge necessary to take action, (3) actually taking action to maintain and improve one’s health, and (4) staying the course even under stress.