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Finkelstein J, Knight A, Marinopoulos S, et al. Enabling Patient-Centered Care Through Health Information Technology. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Jun. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 206.)
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Table 18aSummary of the impact of health IT applications on clinical outcomes for patients with cancer
| Study, Year | Health IT Application | Intervention Compared | Outcomes Measure | Positive Impact* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maslin, 1998215 | Interactive lifestyle counseling | Interactive video disk system vs. usual care | Mental health score on Short-Form 36 questionnaire | 0 |
| Anxiety score on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | + | |||
| McDonald, 200548 | Communication via email | Patient-specific, one-time email reminder with pain-specific recommendations vs. usual care | Pain at its worst (range: 0–10) | + |
| Pain on average (range: 0–10) | + | |||
| Pain interference scale (range: 0–10) | + | |||
| Best QOL | − | |||
| Severe pain | − | |||
| Severe insomnia | + | |||
| Severe constipation | − | |||
| Patient-specific, one-time email reminder with pain-specific recommendations vs. email reminder, provider prompts, patient education and clinical nurse specialist outreach vs. usual care | Pain at its worst (range: 0–10) | + | ||
| Pain on average (range: 0–10) | + | |||
| Pain interference scale (range: 0–10) | + | |||
| Best QOL | − | |||
| Severe pain | − | |||
| Severe insomnia | + | |||
| Severe constipation | − | |||
| Ruland, 200347 | mHealth, shared decisionmaking tools | Computerized system for shared decisionmaking for care of cancer symptoms vs. usual care | Number of reported symptoms (0–10) | + |
| Number of reported symptoms (0–15) | + | |||
| Number of reported symptoms (0–20) | + | |||
| Number of reported symptoms (0–25) | + | |||
| Number of reported symptoms (0–30) | + | |||
| Number of reported symptoms (0–40) | 0 | |||
| Number of reported symptoms (0–50) | + | |||
| Taenzer, 2000216 | IT-guided self-management | Lung cancer patients whose physicians and nurses received quality of life training and patients completed the computerized EORTC QLQ-C30 vs. patients completed a paper-and pencil version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 only | Physical functioning | − |
| Role functioning | − | |||
| Emotional functioning | − | |||
| Cognitive functioning | − | |||
| Social functioning | − | |||
| Global functioning | − | |||
| Number of functional scales indicating compromised function | − | |||
| Fatigue | − | |||
| Nausea and vomiting | + | |||
| Pain | − | |||
| Dyspnea | − | |||
| Sleep disturbance | − | |||
| Appetite | + | |||
| Constipation | − | |||
| Diarrhea | + | |||
| Financial difficulties | + | |||
| Number of symptom scales indicating compromised functioning | − | |||
| Number of functional and symptom scales indicating compromised function | − | |||
| Total number of items endorsed | + |
E-mail: Electronic Mail, EORTC-QLQ: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL Questionnaire, IT: Information Technology, mHealth: Mobile Health, QOL: Quality of Life
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“+” indicates that the intervention had a positive effect on the outcome in comparison with the control
“−” indicates that the intervention had a negative effect on the outcome in comparison with the control
“0” indicates that the intervention had no effect on the outcome in comparison with the control
EORTC-QLQ: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL Questionnaire
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