Radiation oncology
Electronic patient-reported outcome assessment at inpatient admission: a descriptive analysis of real-world data for 1423 radiotherapy patients
By Schollmeyer M, Schmidt H, Müller JA and 2 others.
Abstract
Background
Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) capture patients' self-reported and treatment-related experiences, including functional impairment, symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Although PRO have shown benefits in many studies and are recommended by guidelines, systematic PRO assessment is still rarely integrated into routine cancer care. This paper describes results of the long-term implementation of electronic PRO assessment (ePRO) in the routine workflow of a radiation oncology inpatient clinic by analyzing patients' HRQOL at admission.
Methods
Admission ePRO included the EORTC QLQ-C30. PRO data were analyzed descriptively and stratified by sex, age, and primary tumor diagnosis.