Dataset Information

Effects of a computerized system to support shared decision making in symptom management of cancer patients: preliminary results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

(1) To evaluate preliminary effects of a computerized support system on congruence between patients' reported symptoms and preferences and those addressed in the patient consultation and (2) to investigate the system's ease of use, time requirements, and patient satisfaction.

Design

Fifty-two patients were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions.

Measurements

Cancer patients scheduled for an outpatient visit used the system on a tablet computer to report their symptoms and preferences prior to their consultation. This information was processed, printed, and provided to the patient and clinician in the subsequent consultation in the experimental group but not in the control group.