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Table 3 Reported Goals of PRO Inclusion in Clinical Care

From: Exploring the implementation of patient-reported outcome measures in cancer care: need for more real-world evidence results in the peer reviewed literature

PRO Use Goal*

N of Studies

Percent of Studies

Symptom Monitoring

13

36%

Patient-Centered Care

10

28%

Patient-Provider Communication

9

25%

Quality of Care

9

25%

Symptom Screening

5

14%

Symptom Screening/Symptom Monitoring

3

8%

Decision Aid

1

3%

  1. Abbreviation: PRO = patient-reported outcome