Electronic patient-reported outcomes (e-PROMs) in palliative cancer care: a scoping review

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 4 Health professional—patient communication: reported characteristics of e-PROMS in included studies

Study reported characteristics	Dy et al. [47]	Friis et al. [53]	Giesinger et al. [52]	Hjermstad et al. [51]	Tang et al. [55]	Karamanidou et al. [57]	Stukenborg et al. [56]	Suh et al. [48]	Nipp et al. [54]	Bhargava et al. [50]	Kallen et al. [58]	Cox et al. [59]	Absolute frequency
“Improve quality and efficacy of palliative care”	×	×	×				×	×		×		×	7
“Improve communication between patient and providers”	×		×	×		×					×	×	6
“Flexible and interactive”	×		×		×	×				×	×		6
“Provide feedback”	×					×			×	×	×		5
“Support decision-making”		×	×			×					×	×	5
“Provide alert”	×				×				×	×			4
“Provide more complete picture of individual patient”		×						×			×		3
“Provide educational material”	×					×							2
“Incorporate patients’ prospective/issue of concern”						×	×						2
“Help to initiate end-of-life discussion”		×											1