Workflow analysis of breast cancer treatment decision-making: challenges and opportunities for informatics to support patient-centered cancer care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Decision support can improve shared decision-making for breast cancer treatment, but workflow barriers have hindered widespread use of these tools. The goal of this study was to understand the workflow among breast cancer teams of clinicians, patients, and their family caregivers when making treatment decisions and identify design guidelines for informatics tools to better support treatment decision-making.

Materials and methods

We conducted observations of breast cancer clinicians during routine clinical care from February to August 2022. Guided by the work system model, a human factors engineering model that describes the elements of work, we recorded all aspects of clinician workflow using a tablet and smart pencil. Observation notes were transcribed and uploade

SUBMITTER: Salwei ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11192055 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature