Use of remote symptom monitoring with breast cancer survivors using patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in MyChart.

Authors

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Shelby A. Terstriep

Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo, ND

Shelby A. Terstriep , James Wacker , Charissa Quinlan , Kiara Pochardt , Ethan M. Basch

Organizations

Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo, ND, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Research Funding

Other

Background: Electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring has been found to improve quality of life and overall survival when used with metastatic cancer patients during treatment (Basch, et al., 2017). There has been limited data on using PROs to enhance clinical outcomes in cancer survivorship. This pilot study of breast cancer survivors assessed utilization and satisfaction of electronic proactive symptom and adherence monitoring. Methods: Eighty breast cancer survivors who had completed surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation and had received their survivorship care plan were randomized to either usual care or to the PRO monitoring group. The PRO group received questions from the NIH PROMIS toolkit through their patient portal (EPIC) monthly for 6 months. The triage nurse received an alert if the survivor reported on the questionnaire that they had moderate to severe symptoms, had not taken their medication, or would like to speak to a nurse. Participants in the control arm were assessed for sadness, anxiety and satisfaction with provider communication at their usual follow-up visits. Results: Response rates for surveys ranged from 47to 75%. Patients in the PRO monitoring group exhibited no difference in satisfaction at 3 months but had significantly higher scores at 6 months for communication (P=0.005) and monitoring (P= 0.002). Anxiety scores were not significantly different among the usual care group versus the frequent remote monitoring group. Conclusions: Electronic PROs monitoring between clinic visits improved satisfaction with communication and follow-up without increasing anxiety in breast cancer survivors. The pilot data indicate continued development of efficient PROs monitoring can be an important tool to transform the survivorship care plan from a document to an active process of proactively monitoring symptoms and adherence. Support: UG1CA189823. Reference: Basch, E., Deal, A. M., Dueck, A.C., et al. (2017). Overall Survival Results of a Trial Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes for Symptom Monitoring During Routine Cancer Treatment. Jama, 318 (2), 197. Study Number: A23_Pilot2

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Symptoms and Survivorship: Publication Only

Track

Symptom Science and Palliative Care

Sub Track

Palliative Care and Symptom Management

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr e23125)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.e23125

Abstract #

e23125

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