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Clin Med Insights Ear Nose Throat. 2016 Sep 27;9:1-6. doi: 10.4137/CMENT.S40219. eCollection 2016.

A Novel Digital Patient-Reported Outcome Platform for Head and Neck Oncology Patients-A Pilot Study.

Clinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat

Maria K Peltola, Joel S Lehikoinen, Lauri T Sippola, Kauko Saarilahti, Antti A Mäkitie

Affiliations

  1. Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  2. NetMedi Oy, Helsinki, Finland.
  3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 27721662 PMCID: PMC5040424 DOI: 10.4137/CMENT.S40219

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The patient's role in toxicity reporting is increasingly acknowledged. There is also a need for developing modern communication methods between the patient and the medical personnel. Furthermore, the increasing number of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients is reflected in the volume of treatment follow-up visits, which remains a challenge for the health care. Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) measures may provide a cost-efficient way to organize follow-up for cancer patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We tested a novel ePRO application called Kaiku

RESULTS: Five of the nine patients agreed to participate in the study: three of them had local early-stage larynx cancer (T2N0, T1aN0, and T2N0) and the remaining two patients had early-stage base of tongue cancer (T2N0 and T1N2b). The degree of side effects reported by the patients via Kaiku

CONCLUSIONS: Kaiku

Keywords: head and neck cancer; health-related quality of life; patient-reported outcome; radiotherapy; side effects

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