Table 1.
Summary statistics of studies assessing clinical decision support for oncology clinical care.
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Full text articles included in analysis | 24 | 100 |
| Study population | ||
| Adult | 23 | 96 |
| Pediatric | 1 | 4 |
| Cancer Diagnosis | ||
| Any cancer diagnosis | 17 | 71 |
| Multiple cancer diagnoses included | 1 | 4 |
| Breast | 4 | 17 |
| Prostate | 1 | 4 |
| Renal Cell | 1 | 4 |
| Outcome Samples Studied | ||
| Patients | 5730 | - |
| Clinicians | 276 | - |
| Clinician Hours | 228 | - |
| Decisions | 521 | - |
| Chemotherapy Orders | 76619 | - |
| Chemotherapy Order Sets | 9838 | - |
| Medication related events | 212 | - |
| Radiation Therapy Courses | 7904 | - |
| Study Design | ||
| Randomized Controlled Trial | 3 | 13 |
| Non-randomized | 21 | 87 |
| Pre-post | 10 | 48 |
| Cross-sectional | 7 | 33 |
| Other | 4 | 19 |
| Site Number | ||
| Single | 19 | 79 |
| Multi-site | 5 | 21 |
| Site Type | ||
| Inpatient | 7 | 29 |
| Outpatient | 5 | 21 |
| Not Specified | 12 | 50 |
| CDS System Type | ||
| CPOE | 12 | 50 |
| Clinical Pathway | 6 | 25 |
| CPG | 2 | 8 |
| PRO | 3 | 13 |
| Prescriber Alert | 1 | 4 |
| CDS Tool Type | ||
| Integrated into EHR | 13 | 54 |
| Integrated into Other System | 1 | 4 |
| Internet-based | 2 | 8 |
| Standalone | 8 | 33 |
| Country | ||
| United States | 9 | 38 |
| Europe | 9 | 38 |
| Canada | 1 | 4 |
| Korea | 1 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 4 |
| Study Funding Source | ||
| Not specified | 12 | 50 |
| NIH | 2 | 8 |
| Other National Program | 4 | 16 |
| Foundation | 2 | 8 |
| Industry | 1 | 4 |
| Local/Site | 3 | 13 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 13 |
| Conflict of Interest Disclosure | ||
| Not Reported | 10 | 42 |
| None | 11 | 46 |
| Affiliated with For-profit Entity | 3 | 13 |