ArticleJCO oncology practice2025
Implementation of Symptom Monitoring With Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes: Perspectives and Recommendations From Community Oncology Practices (Alliance AFT-39).
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- Quality of life during electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) monitoring in thoracic surgery patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Patient and staff experiences with an EHR-Integrated Symptom Management Program (eSyM) in oncology.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Feasibility of clinical implementation and acceptability of patient-reported screening for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Mixed-Methods User-Centered Design Evaluation of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes System to Enhance Postdischarge Care for Thoracic Surgery Patients.The Journal of surgical research · 2026Article
- Practical Insights from Operationalizing a Remote Symptom Monitoring Program Using a Commercial Platform in a Canadian Community Cancer Clinic: A Post-Implementation Qualitative Evaluation.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Patient-reported symptom assessments and early chemotherapy discontinuation in routine gastrointestinal cancer care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Comparative effectiveness of remote perioperative telemonitoring in cancer surgery: a randomized trial.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeMonitoring with electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) systems can improve cancer outcomes and is increasingly recommended. Optimal implementations of ePROs in routine clinical care are not yet known. Perspectives from clinicians, clinic staff, and patients who used ePROs can provide real-world insights for optimizing the design, efficiency, and effectiveness of future implementations.
methodsProviders, clinic staff, and patients receiving treatment for metastatic cancer from community oncology practices that implemented ePROs as part of the national PRO-TECT trial (Alliance AFT-39) participated in semi-structured interviews related to ePROs. Perceptions from clinicians on perceived benefits, usefulness, acceptability, impact on quality of care, and required effort; from staff on clinical integration and effort; and from patients on ease of use, usefulness, and effort were collected. Themes, subthemes, and recommendations were identified via a standardized coding-based directed thematic analytic approach.
resultsNinety-eight clinic members and 67 patients participated from 25 intervention sites. Four themes were identified: (1) positive impact of ePROs on cancer care quality, communication, and relationship-building; (2) ePRO system usability; (3) challenges to ePRO integration with clinical workflow; and (4) recommendations for improving ePRO systems and implementation. Subthemes related to the impact of ePROs on cancer care included enhanced communication with care team, increased awareness of symptoms, and increased ability to self-manage symptoms. Actionable recommendations for future initiatives were to engage and train clinicians, staff, and organizational support for ePRO-related activities; tailor content of ePRO surveys to be clinically actionable; integrate ePRO alert notifications and reports with existing information systems; and optimize integration of ePROs with existing clinic workflow processes.
conclusionExperiences of care team members and patients were positive, with actionable recommendations identified to guide future ePRO implementations.
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