Conclusion
PROM, depression, fatigue
SECONDARY
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found that the PROM monitoring and alert intervention, compared with the standard of care, led to small improvements in HRQOL and fatigue among patients with hip replacement and patients with knee replacement and in depression symptoms among patients with hip replacement. Whether the intervention is also cost-effective needs to be evaluated. Further research on the ideal time intervals, the timeframe, and effects of the different intervention steps, especially the potential caring effect of the monitoring and PROM-based telephone call follow-up conversations, is needed.