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    J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007 May-Jun;14(3):264-8. Epub 2007 Feb 28.

    Evaluation of an online platform for cancer patient self-reporting of chemotherapy toxicities.

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    Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. basche@mskcc.org

    Abstract

    The current mechanism for monitoring toxicity symptoms in cancer trials depends on a complex paper-based process. Electronic collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be more efficient and accurate. An online PRO platform was created including a simple data entry interface, real-time report generation, and an alert system to e-mail clinicians when patients self-report serious toxicities. Feasibility assessment involving 180 chemotherapy patients demonstrated high levels of use at up to 40 follow-up clinic visits per patient over 16 months (85% of patients at any given visit), with high levels of patient and clinician acceptance and satisfaction (>95%). Alerts were used as the basis for delayed chemotherapy treatments, dose modifications, and scheduling changes. These results demonstrate that online patient-reporting is a feasible strategy for chemotherapy toxicity symptom monitoring, and may improve safety and satisfaction with care. Ongoing multi-center research will evaluate the impact of this approach on clinical and administrative outcomes.

    PMID:
    17329732
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2244885
    Free PMC Article

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