The use of patient-reported outcomes in routine cancer care: preliminary insights from a multinational scoping survey of oncology practitioners.
Yin Ting CheungAlexandre ChanAndreas CharalambousH S DarlingLawson EngLisa GrechCorina J G van den HurkDeborah KirkSandra A MitchellDagmara PoprawskiElke RammantImogen RamseyMargaret I FitchRaymond Javan ChanPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
Only a quarter of the surveyed practitioners reported capturing PROs in routine clinical practice. The implementation barriers to PRO use varied across respondents in different professions and levels of socioeconomic resources. Our findings can be applied to guide planning and implementation of PRO collection in cancer care.