TABLE 7.
Health Service Usage by PROMIS Fatigue, Pain Interference, and Physical Function CAT Screening Alerts
| Fatigue | Pain Interference | Physical Function | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| No. of alerts | 213 | 150 | 404 | |
| Outpatient encounters | Alert | 11.23 (9.41) | 12.41 (9.71) | 11.96 (8.44) |
| No alert | 8.47 (7.83) | 8.51 (7.85) | 8.44 (7.87) | |
| P | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| d | 0.323 | 0.457 | 0.412 | |
| Inpatient encounters | Alert | 0.18 (0.42) | 0.17 (0.39) | 0.23 (0.51) |
| No alert | 0.08 (0.37) | 0.09 (0.34) | 0.08 (0.33) | |
| P | .0013 | .0126 | <.0001 | |
| d | 1.11 | 0.889 | 1.667 | |
| Telephone encounters | Alert | 3.44 (3.65) | 3.81 (4.01) | 4.09 (4.51) |
| No alert | 1.90 (2.78) | 1.91 (2.78) | 1.84 (2.66) | |
| P | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| d | 0.794 | 0.979 | 1.160 | |
| MyChart messages | Alert | 4.70 (4.22) | 5.12 (5.51) | 4.68 (4.81) |
| No alert | 2.48 (3.14) | 2.51 (3.12) | 2.46 (3.06) | |
| P | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | |
| d | 0.874 | 1.028 | 0.874 | |
Abbreviations: CAT, computer adaptive test; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.
“Alert” and “no alert” figures are the numbers of health encounters in the month after assessments that triggered or did not trigger clinical alerts, respectively.