Evaluation of electronic patient-reported outcome assessment in inpatient cancer care: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are increasingly important in evaluating medical care. The increased integration of technology within the healthcare systems allows for collection of PROs electronically. The objectives of this study were to Ashley et al. J Med Internet Res (2013) implement an electronic assessment of PROs in inpatient cancer care and test its feasibility for patients and Dawson et al. BMJ (2010) determine the equivalence of the paper and electronic assessment.

Methods

We analyzed two arms from a study that was originally designed to be an interventional, three-arm, and multicenter inpatient trial. A self-administered questionnaire based on validated PRO-measures was applied and completed at admission, 1 week after, and at discharge. For this a

SUBMITTER: Salm H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501936 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature