Table 4.
Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of ePROMs and nurse-reported symptom burden.
| ePROMs | Nurse-Reported | |
|---|---|---|
| Advantages | Unrecorded stresses become transparent | Daily overview |
| Subjective symptom burden in the spotlight | Independent of patients’ condition | |
| Psychological distress to be detected | ||
| Alerts when symptom burden is high | ||
| Disadvantages | Depends on:
|
Focused on nursing related risk factors and patients’ abilities |
| Only once while inpatient undergoing treatment | Less focus on psychological distress |