Patient experience and satisfaction with care
cancer, NCCN distress, breast cancer
CANCER, BREAST CANCER
There was no significant change in patient distress or satisfaction with cancer care over the course of the study. At baseline, 56% of participants reported distress of 4 or greater on the NCCN distress thermometer, compared to 43% at the end of the study (At baseline, we asked participants what healthcare information they were most interested in and the top areas of interest were: possible side effects of treatment (78%), prognosis (72%), and best treatment options (71%). Among the 82 participants who completed the end of study survey, the app features deemed most helpful were: Information about their specific type of breast cancer (76%), information about treatment options (74%), the personalized breast cancer newsfeed (70%), symptom tracking (65%), and clinical trial information (65%), as demonstrated in Fig. Participant Experience with Specific Features of the Outcomes4Me App. At the end of the 12 week study period, patients were asked which features of the app were most helpful. The top 5 categories from respondents (