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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2020 Sep 7;30(1):81–89. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02613-3

Table 2.

Research Associate Survey Responses

What burdens do you face with respect to collection PRO/QOL data over time? Check all that apply. (n=64)
 Patients miss appointments 39 (60.9%)
 Patients think the forms are too burdensome 22 (34.4%)
 Patients think there are too many PRO forms on a study 25 (39.1%)
 Patients think the collection times of PRO forms are too frequent 17 (26.6%)
 Staff member doesn’t catch the patient at his/her appointment 36 (56.6%)
 Other 7 (10.9%)
Do you or other RAs at your site receive automatic email reminders and past due notifications for PRO/neurocognitive test forms? (n=57)
 Yes 23 (40.4%)
 No 34 (59.6%)
Do you find these emails helpful? (n=23)
 Yes 19 (82.6%)
 No 4 (17.4%)
What could be improved with these emails? Check all that apply. (n=23)
 Receive a single email rather than 1 per form 12 (52.2%)
 Receive them further in advance 18 (78.3%)
 Other 0 (0.0%)
Do you think receiving automatic email reminders and past notifications would be helpful? (n=33)
 Yes 30 (90.9%)
 No 3 (9.1%)

PRO=Patient reported outcomes; QOL = Quality of life; RA=Research associate