Publications by authors named "Ellana K Haakenstad"
Purpose: To examine the feasibility of integrating a symptom management platform into the electronic health record (EHR) using electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) during oral cancer-directed therapy (OCDT) and explore the impact of prompting oncology nurse navigators (ONNs) to respond to severe symptomatic adverse events (SAEs).
Materials And Methods: Adults prescribed OCDT at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were consecutively invited to participate. Participants received weekly messages to complete ePROs.
Objective: As part of ongoing implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome tools at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, here we describe the development of the electronic New Patient Intake Questionnaire.
Materials And Methods: The original New Patient Intake Questionnaire includes a review of symptoms, oncology history, family history, health behaviors, health and social status, health literacy and numeracy, which was modified for integration into the EHR using content determination, build and configuration, implementation, analytics, and interventions. The engagement of key stakeholders, including patients, clinical staff, and providers, throughout the development and deployment of the electronic Questionnaire was crucial to producing a successful tool.
Importance: Often electronic tools are built with English proficient (EP) patients in mind. Cancer patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience gaps in care and are at risk for excess toxic effects if they are unable to effectively communicate with their care team.
Objective: To evaluate whether electronic patient-reported outcome tools (ePROs) built to improve health outcomes for EP patients might also be acceptable for LEP patients in the context of oral cancer-directed therapies (OCDT).