biostudies-literatureUnknown35(3)Lundereng ED<h4>Purpose</h4>Patient-centered care (PCC) improves quality of life, symptom management and healthcare outcomes in oncology. However, integration into routine cancer care remains limited. Digital solutions using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) offer a potential mechanism to operationalize PCC. This study explored healthcare professionals' (HCPs) pre-implementation perspectives on using digital PROMs to support PCC in Norwegian oncology outpatient clinics, informing the design and implementation strategies of the European MyPath digital solution.<h4>Methods</h4>Semi-structured interviews (n = 29) and three focus groups (n = 16) were conducted with varied HCPs across four Norwegian hospitals. Interviews explored perceptions of PCC, experiences with PROMs, and requirements for digiQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation76https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12916892biostudies-literatureBalancing ideals and realities: health care professionals' perspectives of and attitudes toward digital patient-centered cancer care.PMC12916892Velikova GShkodra MUtne PHLassen ULarsen HScherrens ALAndvik EPappot HLuyten JAusen DDurks VFStoraas EPedersen GMWarrington LLatino NJMitrea NPardon KHuerta Mde Vos-Geelen JLykke CCde Wilde APaulsen OSjogren PFallon MFreitas-Durks VKaasa SMathiesen UCervantes ALundereng EDEvans FHall PCaraceni AUrrizola ADamink SOGonzalez-Barrallo IAbsolom KJacobs ASchultz RLWilliams RMuller JBea SBeernaert KGotz JWhite NDajani OSchneier PGuldhav KVBrkic ADajani OFThe MyPath consortiumVan Landschoot FDowrick ASDe Glas NPredoiu OCassano TSAtter MKurita GPHjermstad MJLund JAMassa GDeliens LSkare TSKoteng LHMosoiu DPayne CAndresen MCresswell KLundeby THustad KSfalseBalancing ideals and realities: health care professionals' perspectives of and attitudes toward digital patient-centered cancer care.<h4>Purpose</h4>Patient-centered care (PCC) improves quality of life, symptom management and healthcare outcomes in oncology. However, integration into routine cancer care remains limited. Digital solutions using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) offer a potential mechanism to operationalize PCC. This study explored healthcare professionals' (HCPs) pre-implementation perspectives on using digital PROMs to support PCC in Norwegian oncology outpatient clinics, informing the design and implementation strategies of the European MyPath digital solution.<h4>Methods</h4>Semi-structured interviews (n = 29) and three focus groups (n = 16) were conducted with varied HCPs across four Norwegian hospitals. Interviews explored perceptions of PCC, experiences with PROMs, and requirements for digi2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Feb2026-07-16T10:03:54.088Z2026-07-09T10:48:30.512ZS-EPMC129168924170901510.1007/s11136-025-04103-w