articleJAMAJun 5, 2022BRONZE OA

Effect of Electronic Symptom Monitoring on Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients With Metastatic Cancer

EBEthan BaschDSDeborah SchragSHSydney HensonJJJennifer JansenBGBrenda Ginos

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · +12 more institutions

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Abstract

Importance Electronic systems that facilitate patient-reported outcome (PRO) surveys for patients with cancer may detect symptoms early and prompt clinicians to intervene. Objective To evaluate whether electronic symptom monitoring during cancer treatment confers benefits on quality-of-life outcomes. Design, Setting, and Participants Report of secondary outcomes from the PRO-TECT (Alliance AFT-39) cluster randomized trial in 52 US community oncology practices randomized to electronic symptom monitoring with PRO surveys or usual care. Between October 2017 and March 2020, 1191 adults being treated for metastatic cancer were enrolled, with last follow-up on May 17, 2021. Interventions In the PRO group,…

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  • Medicine
  • Quality of life (healthcare)
  • Minimal clinically important difference
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Cancer
  • Physical therapy
  • Patient-reported outcome
  • Internal medicine
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