Intervention
lung cancer, Toxicity
LUNG CANCER, ADVERSE EVENT
There were 2 intervention groups differing in the way the alerts were handled; 1 reactive group in which patients themselves received an alert via a pop-up notification and (secure) e-mail containing the advice to contact the hospital within 24 hours on weekdays; 1 active group in which the health-care providers received an alert via a (secure) e-mail instructing them to contact the patient within 24 hours on weekdays (during office hours). Directly following initiation of an alert, patients were asked if the symptoms were still present and, if not, that they would opt-out of being contacted by their health-care provider. This was done to prevent unnecessary phone calls from their health-care provider, because the Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE) (Both intervention groups were given access to the online application on weekdays to report their symptoms weekly. Patients were able to contact the study staff via telephone or e-mail if they experienced problems using the application.The lung cancer subset (Set of predefined conditions that prompted the web application to create an alert. PRO-CTCAE = Patient-Reported Outcomes–Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events.