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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug 26;27(1):65–72. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07749-2

Table 3 -.

Frequency of Query:

Benefits Pitfalls
Clinical Visits Can be integrated into existing clinic workflow
Patients physically present to complete PRO and to be given reminders
PRO query at defined clinical encounters miss symptom changes between visits
Symptoms already assessed by clinician during clinical visit
Set Timepoints (Paper) Obtain PRO at set timepoints not associated with clinical visits Higher patient burden to complete and return
Higher administrative staff burden to reliably obtain and give to clinician
Delayed clinician actionability due to delayed receipt
Push Notification (Electronic, Smartphone) Obtain PRO at set timepoints not associated with clinical visits
Higher likelihood for completion with technological facile patients
Frequent symptom monitoring may result in early detection of clinical changes
Too frequent query will result in survey fatigue
Higher clinical staff burden to monitor PRO with potential of data overload
Unclear effects on clinical liability
Continuous Communication Continuous patient data capture using wearable devices
Just-in-time symptom monitoring may result in early detection of clinical changes
Need for robust infrastructure for data capture, monitoring, and management
Higher clinical staff burden Patient compliance with wearable devices
Unclear effects of clinical liability