A pilot project investigating the use of ONCOpatient®-An electronic patient-reported outcomes app for oncology patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the feasibility of implementing a remote patient monitoring system using an electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) platform in a tertiary cancer center in the Republic of Ireland.

Methods

Patients receiving oral chemotherapy and oncology clinicians were invited to participate in the study. Patients were asked to submit weekly symptom questionnaires through an ePRO mobile phone application (app)-ONCOpatient®. Clinical staff were invited to use the ONCOpatient® clinician interface. After 8 weeks all participants submitted evaluation questionnaires.

Results

Thirteen patients and five staff were enrolled in the study. The majority of patients were female (85%) with a median age of 48 years (range 22-73). Most (92%) were enrolled over telephone

SUBMITTER: Macanovic B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature