Listen to the patient: integrating patient-reported outcomes into clinical care.

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute explores the integration of patient-reported outcomes into clinical care for patients with lung cancer. The study found that patient-reported outcome symptom monitoring, either through a reactive approach (patient contacts clinical team) or an active approach (clinical team contacts patient), led to improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and physical functioning compared to usual care. The study suggests that a reactive approach may be more feasible to implement in clinical practice. However, it is important to consider potential challenges and disparities in care when implementing patient-reported outcome measures. [Extracted from the article]

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