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Table 3 PROs: oncology perspectives

From: Patient reported outcomes in oncology: changing perspectives—a systematic review

 

N (%)

Perspectives

N (%)

Oncology patients

67 (87.7%)

Stepped care models

28 (41.8%)

  

Prognosis value

34 (50.7%)

  

Communication

37 (55.2%)

  

Patient safety

40 (59.7%)

  

Risk identification

50 (74.6%)

Caregivers

21 (25.3%)

Communication improvements

7 (33.3%)

  

Supportive care guidance

7 (33.3%)

  

Caregiver support and unmet needs identification

14 (66.7%)

  

Caregiver burden

16 (76.2%)

Health systems, communities and society

63 (75.9%)

Futures perspectives in oncology

40 (63.5%)

  

Economical decisions, cost-effective measures

4 (6.3%)

  

Drug approval

4 (6.3%)

  

Patient centered care

51 (81.0%)

  1. The percentages’ sum can be higher than 100% since some articles addressed several domains