Effects of patient-reported outcome assessment order.
Paul J NovotnyAmylou C DueckDaniel SateleMarlene H FrostTimothy J BeebeKathleen J YostMinji K LeeDavid T EtonSusan YountDavid CellaTito R MendozaCharles S CleelandVictoria BlinderEthan BaschJeff A SloanPublished in: Clinical trials (London, England) (2022)
The well-being of a cancer patient has many different aspects such as pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. These are assessed using a variety of surveys often collected at the same time. This study shows that the order in which the different aspects are collected from the patient is not important.