ReviewJMIR perioperative medicine2020
Benefits and Disadvantages of Electronic Patient-reported Outcome Measures: Systematic Review.
Review in JMIR perioperative medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 184 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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184 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 291 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electronic patient-reported outcome platforms used in hematological cancers: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Implementation strategies for embedding patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs) in routine care: secondary analysis of an umbrella review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Pooled it
- Electronic patient-reported outcome measures for triaging and scheduling outpatient appointments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Pooled it
- Electronic Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Primary Health Care: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
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- Electronic patient-reported outcome systems and capabilities in cancer care: a systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding factors impacting patient-reported outcome measures integration in routine clinical practice: an umbrella review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Mapping the Evidence on the Impact of mHealth Interventions on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2024Pooled it
- Advancing patient-centered cancer care: a systematic review of electronic patient-reported outcome measures.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of substance use screening in outpatient behavioral health settings.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers to implementing electronic patient-reported outcome and experience measures in a health care setting: a systematic review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- A randomised equivalence study of the EQ-5D-5L Shona versions: evaluation of measurement equivalence between digital and paper formats.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Trial
- Patient perspectives on electronic patient-reported outcome-based symptom management after lung cancer surgery: a qualitative study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Trial
- Impact of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome-Informed Clinical Decision Support Tool on Clinical Discussions With Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Findings From the HN-STAR Randomized Controlled Trial (WF-1805CD).JCO oncology practice · 2025Trial
- First-time use of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in a cluster randomized trial: a qualitative study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Trial
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- Completeness of repeated patient-reported outcome measures in adult rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial in a diverse clinical population.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- The effect of visual feedback-based clinical monitoring application in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Trial
- Differences in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress Scores between Smartphone Version versus Paper Version Administration: Evidence of Equivalence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of Electronic and Pen-and-Paper Formats of the Inventory of Physical Activity Barriers: A Randomized Crossover Study.Journal of physical activity & health · 2022Trial
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Abstract
backgroundPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are important in clinical practice and research. The growth of electronic health technologies provides unprecedented opportunities to systematically collect information via PROMs.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to provide an objective and comprehensive overview of the benefits, barriers, and disadvantages of the digital collection of qualitative electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs).
methodsWe performed a systematic review of articles retrieved from PubMED and Web of Science. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed during all stages. The search strategy yielded a total of 2333 records, from which 32 met the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The relevant ePROM-related information was extracted from each study.
resultsResults were clustered as benefits and disadvantages. Reported benefits of ePROMs were greater patient preference and acceptability, lower costs, similar or faster completion time, higher data quality and response rates, and facilitated symptom management and patient-clinician communication. Tablets were the most used ePROM modality (14/32, 44%), and, as a platform, Web-based systems were used the most (26/32, 81%). Potential disadvantages of ePROMs include privacy protection, a possible large initial financial investment, and exclusion of certain populations or the "digital divide."
conclusionsIn conclusion, ePROMs offer many advantages over paper-based collection of patient-reported outcomes. Overall, ePROMs are preferred over paper-based methods, improve data quality, result in similar or faster completion time, decrease costs, and facilitate clinical decision making and symptom management. Disadvantages regarding ePROMs have been outlined, and suggestions are provided to overcome the barriers. We provide a path forward for researchers and clinicians interested in implementing ePROMs.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42018094795; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=94795.
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