Patient reported outcomes in the daily practice in clinical oncology: A systematic review

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2022 May:173:103658. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103658. Epub 2022 Mar 23.

Abstract

The use of patient-reported outcomes brings direct benefits to the daily practice in Clinical Oncology, providing information that allows the monitoring of patients between consultations, with an increase in the bond with the medical team and the patient's satisfaction with their treatment. This review seeks to identify electronic systems for collecting patient data, highlighting the possible benefits that motivated the use of these systems and identifying the population, instruments, way of handling alerts and possible limitations and barriers to implementation in clinical practice. Thus, 25 articles were selected and reviewed, following a previously established systematic literature review protocol. This review is useful for gathering information for the development of new patient-focused applications in Oncology.

Keywords: Cancer; Daily practice; Oncology; Patient reported outcomes; Routine; Technology.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Medical Oncology*
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires