Trial reportPsycho-oncology2018
PROMIS and legacy measures compared in a supportive care intervention for breast cancer patients and caregivers: Experience from a randomized trial.
Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06867081 (Effectiveness of a Customized Digital Platform to Increase Coordination of Care and Uptake of Evidence-based Practices), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Customized Digital Platform to Increase Coordination of Care and Uptake of Evidence-based Practices: a Protocol for a Stepped-wedge Cluster Randomized Trial in Quebec
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reflexology in oncological treatment - a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Pooled it
- Utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to measure primary health outcomes in cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the determinants of health literacy and its effects on health-related outcomes in family caregivers of patients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
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- A novel smartphone application for the informal caregivers of cancer patients: Usability study.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Breast Cancer Surgery: Evidence Review and Tool Adaptation.Cureus · 2022Review
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- Development of a Mobile Health App (TOGETHERCare) to Reduce Cancer Care Partner Burden: Product Design Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Assessments used to measure participation in life activities in individuals with cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Symptom Clusters in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Latent Class Profile Analysis.Oncology nursing forum · 2020Article
- Researching the Appropriateness of Care in the Complementary and Integrative Health Professions Part 3: Designing Instruments With Patient Input.Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics · 2019Observational
- Electronic assessment of health-related quality of life in glioblastoma patients using the EORTC-QLQ-C30/EORTC-BN20 and the PROMIS system in clinical practice.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
- The Effects of Massage Therapy in Decreasing Pain and Anxiety in Post-Surgical Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveAccurate and efficient measurement of patient-reported outcomes is key in cancer symptom management trials. The newer Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) and previously developed measures of similar conceptual content (legacy) are available to measure symptoms and functioning. This report compares the performance of two sets of measures, PROMIS and legacy, in a recently completed trial of a supportive care intervention that enrolled breast cancer patients and their friend or family caregivers.
methodsPatient-caregiver dyads (N = 256) were randomized to either reflexology delivered by caregivers or usual care control. Post-intervention, PROMIS and legacy measures of symptoms and functioning were analyzed in relation to trial arm, while adjusting for baseline values. Responsiveness of the two sets of measures was assessed using effect sizes and P-values for the effect of trial arm on patients' and caregivers' symptom and functioning outcomes.
resultsSimilar conclusions about intervention effects were found using PROMIS and legacy measures for pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, physical, and social functioning. Different conclusions were obtained for patient and caregiver depression: legacy measures indicated the efficacy of reflexology, while PROMIS depression measure did not.
conclusionEvidence of similar responsiveness supports the use of either set of measures for symptoms and functioning in clinical and general populations. Differences between PROMIS and legacy measures of depression need to be considered when choosing instruments for use in trials of supportive care interventions and in clinical practice.
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