Inclusion of information technology-based assessments of health-related quality of life in routine oncology practice in Uruguay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has shown that the inclusion of patient-reported outcomes measures in the patient's visit to the oncologists might improve the quality of global health care. The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility, acceptance, and utility perceived by patients and oncologists of health-related quality of life (HRQL) assessments obtained prior to clinical visits, and to evaluate if this has an impact on patient's well-being in a sample of Spanish-speaking patients from Uruguay.

Methods

Patients assisted regularly in the Oncology Clinic were randomized into two groups: an intervention group that completed a set of questionnaires (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Hospital Anx

SUBMITTER: Castillo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9192877 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature