Importance Deficiencies in advance care planning and symptom management are
associated with avoidable acute care use among patients with cancer. Community health …

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) can provide valuable information
which may assist with the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However …

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of primary lung cancer. The
discovery of several oncogenic driver mutations in patients with NSCLC has allowed the …

Background: Electronic health records are central to cancer care delivery. Electronic clinical
decision support (CDS) systems can potentially improve cancer care quality and safety …

Abstract Aim The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of
Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30) is among the most widely used patient-reported …

Purpose Patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer treatment experience distressing side
effects, and these symptoms are often experienced outside the hospital setting. The impact …

Abstract Background The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is a validated
instrument whose use has been standardized in the Ontario cancer system to measure …

Introduction A multicenter randomized clinical trial in France found an overall survival benefit
of web-based patient-reported outcome (PRO)–based surveillance after initial treatment for …

Background The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is becoming
increasingly important in healthcare. However, incorporation of PROMs into routine …

Background An increasing number of patients expect and want to play a greater role in their
treatment and care decisions. This emphasizes the need to adopt collaborative health care …