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Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Nov 25;105(7):2557–2561. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.018

Table 2:

Patients desire specific recommendations and strong care team support for use of IO services.

Theme: Utilization of IO services
– Effective and frequent IO communication – Planning ahead for symptoms and self-care – Digital support for accessing services	In the clinic: – I need to be taken seriously when I explain emotional and functional concerns – I want advance warning of symptoms that are likely to occur – I want my doctor to view IO services as essential, explain how they complement treatment, and offer positive reinforcement for self-care – I want personalized nutrition recommendations that consider my current lab values, weight and symptoms – I want my medical and IO providers to communicate with each other Between visits, I would use mobile technology to: – Use mindfulness, yoga and other IO apps at home – Visualize symptoms and self-care activity in relationship treatment, so I can learn about temporal symptom patterns and best options for relief

Theme: Utilization of IO services

Subthemes

Synthesized recommendations for greater personal support

– Effective and frequent IO communication

– Planning ahead for symptoms and self-care

– Digital support for accessing services

In the clinic:

– I need to be taken seriously when I explain emotional and functional concerns

– I want advance warning of symptoms that are likely to occur

– I want my doctor to view IO services as essential, explain how they complement treatment, and offer positive reinforcement for self-care

– I want personalized nutrition recommendations that consider my current lab values, weight and symptoms

– I want my medical and IO providers to communicate with each other

Between visits, I would use mobile technology to:

– Use mindfulness, yoga and other IO apps at home

– Visualize symptoms and self-care activity in relationship treatment, so I can learn about temporal symptom patterns and best options for relief