Table 6.

Main research focus and overview of confirmed (+) and not confirmed (–) hypothesis for articles included in effect review of randomized controlled trials of electronic symptom reporting, by health service innovation category and patient group^a.

Patient group	Consultation support	Monitoring with clinical support	Self-management with clinical support	Therapy
Cancer	3 articles (2 excluded): More symptoms identified and discussed [36,37]++, [38]-	0 articles (1 excluded)
Respiratory and lung diseases: asthma		3 articles (4 excluded): Improved asthma outcome (symptoms or quality of life): Children: [44]+ Adults: [47]+ Both: [48]-	1 article: Improved asthma-related quality of life [57]+
Respiratory and lung diseases: COPDb		1 article (2 excluded): Reduced health care use [49]-	1 article: Reduced dyspnea [58]+c
Respiratory and lung diseases: other			2 articles: Maximized lung transplant-related health outcomes [55]+ Self-care in management of minor respiratory symptoms [56]+
Cardiovascular disease		2 articles (1 excluded): Improved hypertension [52]- Reduced health care use and costs [54]-
Psychiatry	0 articles (1 excluded)		4 articles: Symptom reduction for (1) social phobia [59]+c, (2) depression [61]+c More effective cognitive behavior therapy for patients with (1) panic disorder [60]+c, (2) irritable bowel syndrome [62]-	1 article: More effective cognitive behavioral therapy for bereaved people with complicated grief [65]+
Diabetes			1 article (1 excluded) Quality of care [63]+
Mixed	1 article: More symptoms identified and discussed [40]-
Number of articles excluded due to low quality	3	8	1	0

^a Articles were identified in a comprehensive search in Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and IEEE Xplore from 1990 to November 2011, and were published in the time period 2002–2011.

^b Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

^c Hypothesis was to demonstrate equivalence between intervention and control.