Implementation of a cloud-based electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) platform in patients with advanced cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient reported outcomes (PROs) have been associated with improved symptom management and quality of life in patients with cancer. However, the implementation of PROs in an academic clinical practice has not been thoroughly described. Here we report on the execution, feasibility and healthcare utilization outcomes of an electronic PRO (ePRO) application for cancer patients at an academic medical center.

Methods

We conducted a randomized trial comparing an experimental ePRO arm to standard of care in patients with advanced cancer in the thoracic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary oncology groups at Stanford Cancer Center from March 2018 to November 2019. We describe the pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation phases of the ePRO arm, technolog

SUBMITTER: Generalova O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443731 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature