Impact of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome-Informed Clinical Decision Support Tool on Clinical Discussions With Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Findings From the HN-STAR Randomized Controlled Trial (WF-1805CD).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Post-treatment head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors experience multiple symptoms and behavioral health issues. We developed Head and Neck Survivorship Tool: Assessments and Recommendation (HN-STAR), a clinical decision support tool using electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) to improve follow-up of HNC survivors.

Methods

We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial of oncology practices in the Wake Forest National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program Research Base comparing HN-STAR to usual care (UC) during a routine clinic visit. Eligible survivors completed treatment for HNC < 2 years before. Before the visit, survivors completed ePROs rating the burden of 26 concerns (symptoms and health behaviors). During the visit, HN-STAR presented

SUBMITTER: Salz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766625 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature