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Xiao J, Peng Y, Li Y, Ye F, Zeng Z, Lin X, Xie Y, Cheng S, Wen Y, Luo W. Exploring the symptoms and psychological experiences among lung cancer convalescence patients after radical lobectomy: A qualitative study. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e70048. [PMID: 39082931 PMCID: PMC11289897 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the symptom experiences and psychological feelings of lung cancer patients after radical lobectomy in China. METHODS A qualitative study was conducted using face-to-face semistructured interviews with lung cancer patients who had a radical lobectomy for treatment of their cancer during the convalescence period. Participants (n = 18) were recruited from a general hospital in China, and patients were selected using purposive sampling from September 2021 to February 2022. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and Colaizzi's seven-step method of phenomenology was used. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was conducted to report the study. RESULTS Four themes were extracted from the interview data: physiological dimensions (fatigue, cough or sputum, chest tightness and shortness of breath, daily activities affected, sleep disturbance, lack of appetite); psychological dimensions (negative emotion, fear of cancer recurrence, learning to accept reality, strengthened faith and hope); family dimensions (heavy economic burden, perceived family care, improved health management behavior); and social dimensions (perceived support of medical staff, decreased sense of social value and self-identity, changes in social and working style). CONCLUSION Lung cancer patients are still troubled by many problems during the postoperative recovery period. Medical staff should design and implement effective evaluations and targeted interventions for patients' physical and mental health as soon as possible to improve patients' physical and mental health, as well as their quality of life.
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- Julan Xiao
- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of NursingShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital; Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of the Operating RoomShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of the Operating RoomShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of the Operating RoomShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of the Operating RoomShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Department of Thoracic SurgeryShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
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- Shenzhen Clinical Research Centre for GeriatricsShenzhen People's HospitalShenzhenGuangdongChina
- Department of NursingShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital; Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenGuangdongChina
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Yackel HD, Halpenny B, Abrahm JL, Ligibel J, Enzinger A, Lobach DF, Cooley ME. A qualitative analysis of algorithm-based decision support usability testing for symptom management across the trajectory of cancer care: one size does not fit all. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2024; 24:63. [PMID: 38443870 PMCID: PMC10913367 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-024-02466-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adults with cancer experience symptoms that change across the disease trajectory. Due to the distress and cost associated with uncontrolled symptoms, improving symptom management is an important component of quality cancer care. Clinical decision support (CDS) is a promising strategy to integrate clinical practice guideline (CPG)-based symptom management recommendations at the point of care. METHODS The objectives of this project were to develop and evaluate the usability of two symptom management algorithms (constipation and fatigue) across the trajectory of cancer care in patients with active disease treated in comprehensive or community cancer care settings to surveillance of cancer survivors in primary care practices. A modified ADAPTE process was used to develop algorithms based on national CPGs. Usability testing involved semi-structured interviews with clinicians from varied care settings, including comprehensive and community cancer centers, and primary care. The transcripts were analyzed with MAXQDA using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis method. A cross tabs analysis was also performed to assess the prevalence of themes and subthemes by cancer care setting. RESULTS A total of 17 clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) were interviewed for usability testing. Three main themes emerged: (1) Algorithms as useful, (2) Symptom management differences, and (3) Different target end-users. The cross-tabs analysis demonstrated differences among care trajectories and settings that originated in the Symptom management differences theme. The sub-themes of "Differences between diseases" and "Differences between care trajectories" originated from participants working in a comprehensive cancer center, which tends to be disease-specific locations for patients on active treatment. Meanwhile, participants from primary care identified the sub-theme of "Differences in settings," indicating that symptom management strategies are care setting specific. CONCLUSIONS While CDS can help promote evidence-based symptom management, systems providing care recommendations need to be specifically developed to fit patient characteristics and clinical context. Findings suggest that one set of algorithms will not be applicable throughout the entire cancer trajectory. Unique CDS for symptom management will be needed for patients who are cancer survivors being followed in primary care settings.
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-508, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-508, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-508, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-508, 02215, Boston, MA, USA
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- Elimu Informatics, 1709 Julian Court, 94530, El Cerrito, CA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-508, 02215, Boston, MA, USA.
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Wang Y, Allsop MJ, Epstein JB, Howell D, Rapoport BL, Schofield P, Van Sebille Y, Thong MSY, Walraven I, Ryan Wolf J, van den Hurk CJG. Patient-reported symptom monitoring: using (big) data to improve supportive care at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels. Support Care Cancer 2024; 32:182. [PMID: 38386101 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08373-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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PURPOSE This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the need for continued development of symptom monitoring (SM) implementation, utilization, and data usage at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels. METHODS Discussions from a patient-reported SM workshop at the MASCC/ISSO 2022 annual meeting were analyzed using a macro-meso-micro analytical framework of cancer care delivery. The workshop categories "initiation and implementation, barriers to adoption and utilization, and data usage" were integrated for each level. RESULTS At the macro-level, policy development could encourage data sharing and international collaboration, including the exchange of SM methods, supportive care models, and self-management modules. At the meso-level, institutions should adjust clinical workflow and service delivery and promote a thorough technical and clinical integration of SM. At the micro-level, SM should be individualized, with timely feedback for patients, and should foster trust and understanding of AI decision support tools amongst clinicians to improve supportive care. CONCLUSIONS The workshop reached a consensus among international experts on providing guidance on SM implementation, utilization, and (big) data usage pathways in cancer survivors across the cancer continuum and on macro-meso-micro levels.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Health and Community Systems, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
- Mckinsey & Company, 1 PPG Pl # 2350, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, USA
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- Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, 6 Clarendon Way, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9LH, UK
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd., Pavilion, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Research Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada
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- The Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank, 129 Oxford Road, Saxonwold, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Corner Doctor Savage Road and Bophelo Road, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, and Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute Swinburne University, John St, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
- Health Services Research and Implementation Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- University of South Australia, 61-68 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Unit of Cancer Survivorship (C071), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 697, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Rijnkade 5, 3511, LC, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Jones EK, Hultman G, Schmoke K, Ninkovic I, Dodge S, Bahr M, Melton GB, Marquard J, Tignanelli CJ. Combined Expert and User-Driven Usability Assessment of Trauma Decision Support Systems Improves User-Centered Design. Surgery 2022; 172:1537-1548. [PMID: 36031451 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trauma clinical decision support systems improve adherence with evidence-based practice but suffer from poor usability and the lack of a user-centered design. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of user and expert-driven usability testing methods to detect usability issues in a rib fracture clinical decision support system and identify guiding principles for trauma clinical decision support systems. METHODS A user-driven and expert-driven usability investigation was conducted using a clinical decision support system developed for patients with rib fractures. The user-driven usability evaluation was as follows: 10 clinicians were selected for simulation-based usability testing using snowball sampling, and each clinician completed 3 simulations using a video-conferencing platform. End-users participated in a novel team-based approach that simulated realistic clinical workflows. The expert-driven heuristic evaluation was as follows: 2 usability experts conducted a heuristic evaluation of the clinical decision support system using 10 common usability heuristics. Usability issues were identified, cataloged, and ranked for severity using a 4-level ordinal scale. Thematic analysis was utilized to categorize the identified usability issues. RESULTS Seventy-nine usability issues were identified; 63% were identified by experts and 48% by end-users. Notably, 58% of severe usability issues were identified by experts alone. Only 11% of issues were identified by both methods. Five themes were identified that could guide the design of clinical decision support systems-transparency, functionality and integration into workflow, automated and noninterruptive, flexibility, and layout and appearance. Themes were preferentially identified by different methods. CONCLUSION We found that a dual-method usability evaluation involving usability experts and end-users drastically improved detection of usability issues over single-method alone. We identified 5 themes to guide trauma clinical decision support system design. Performing usability testing via a remote video-conferencing platform facilitated multi-site involvement despite a global pandemic.
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- Emma K Jones
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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- Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
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- Fairview Health Services IT, Minneapolis, MN
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- Trauma Services, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Fairview Health Services IT, Minneapolis, MN; Center for Learning Health System Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Center for Learning Health System Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Papadopoulos P, Soflano M, Chaudy Y, Adejo W, Connolly TM. A systematic review of technologies and standards used in the development of rule-based clinical decision support systems. HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12553-022-00672-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AbstractA Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a technology platform that uses medical knowledge with clinical data to provide customised advice for an individual patient's care. CDSSs use rules to encapsulate expert knowledge and rules engines to infer logic by evaluating rules according to a patient's specific information and related medical facts. However, CDSSs are by nature complex with a plethora of different technologies, standards and methods used to implement them and it can be difficult for practitioners to determine an appropriate solution for a specific scenario. This study's main goal is to provide a better understanding of different technical aspects of a CDSS, identify gaps in CDSS development and ultimately provide some guidelines to assist their translation into practice. We focus on issues related to knowledge representation including use of clinical ontologies, interoperability with EHRs, technology standards, CDSS architecture and mobile/cloud access.This study performs a systematic literature review of rule-based CDSSs that discuss the underlying technologies used and have evaluated clinical outcomes. From a search that yielded an initial set of 1731 papers, only 15 included an evaluation of clinical outcomes. This study has found that a large majority of papers did not include any form of evaluation and, for many that did include an evaluation, the methodology was not sufficiently rigorous to provide statistically significant results. From the 15 papers shortlisted, there were no RCT or quasi-experimental studies, only 6 used ontologies to represent domain knowledge, only 2 integrated with an EHR system, only 5 supported mobile use and only 3 used recognised healthcare technology standards (and all these were HL7 standards). Based on these findings, the paper provides some recommendations for future CDSS development.
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Cooley ME, Mazzola E, Xiong N, Hong F, Lobach DF, Braun IM, Halpenny B, Rabin MS, Johns E, Finn K, Berry D, McCorkle R, Abrahm JL. Clinical Decision Support for Symptom Management in Lung Cancer Patients: A Group RCT. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:572-580. [PMID: 34921934 PMCID: PMC9194912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Clinical guidelines are available to enhance symptom management during cancer treatment but often are not used in the practice setting. Clinical decision support can facilitate the implementation and adherence to clinical guidelines. and improve the quality of cancer care. OBJECTIVES Clinical decision support offers an innovative approach to integrate guideline-based symptom management into oncology care. This study evaluated the effect of clinical decision support-based recommendations on clinical management of symptoms and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) among outpatients with lung cancer. METHODS Twenty providers and 179 patients were allotted in group randomization to attention control (AC) or Symptom Assessment and Management Intervention (SAMI) arms. SAMI entailed patient-report of symptoms and delivery of recommendations to manage pain, fatigue, dyspnea, depression, and anxiety; AC entailed symptom reporting prior to the visit. Outcomes were collected at baseline, two, four and six-months. Adherence to recommendations was assessed through masked chart review. HR-QOL was measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung questionnaire. Descriptive statistics with linear and logistic regression accounting for the clustering structure of the design and a modified chi-square test were used for analyses. RESULTS Median age of patients was 63 years, 58% female, 88% white, and 32% ≤high school education. Significant differences in clinical management were evident in SAMI vs. AC for all target symptoms that passed threshold. Patients in SAMI were more likely to receive sustained-release opioids for constant pain, adjuvant medications for neuropathic pain, opioids for dyspnea, stimulants for fatigue and mental health referrals for anxiety. However, there were no statistically significant differences in HR-QOL at any time point. CONCLUSION SAMI improved clinical management for all target symptoms but did not improve patient outcomes. A larger study is warranted to evaluate effectiveness.
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- Mary E Cooley
- Research in Nursing and Patient Care (M.E.C, B.H.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Data Sciences (E.M., N.X., F.H.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Data Sciences (E.M., N.X., F.H.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Data Sciences (E.M., N.X., F.H.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care (I.M.B., J.L.A.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Research in Nursing and Patient Care (M.E.C, B.H.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology (M.S.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Family Medicine (E.J.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Clinical Research (K.F.), City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics (D.B.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Nursing (R.M.), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care (I.M.B., J.L.A.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Chen L, Gu Y, Ji X, Lou C, Sun Z, Li H, Gao Y, Huang Y. Clinical trial cohort selection based on multi-level rule-based natural language processing system. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021; 26:1218-1226. [PMID: 31300825 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocz109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Identifying patients who meet selection criteria for clinical trials is typically challenging and time-consuming. In this article, we describe our clinical natural language processing (NLP) system to automatically assess patients' eligibility based on their longitudinal medical records. This work was part of the 2018 National NLP Clinical Challenges (n2c2) Shared-Task and Workshop on Cohort Selection for Clinical Trials. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors developed an integrated rule-based clinical NLP system which employs a generic rule-based framework plugged in with lexical-, syntactic- and meta-level, task-specific knowledge inputs. In addition, the authors also implemented and evaluated a general clinical NLP (cNLP) system which is built with the Unified Medical Language System and Unstructured Information Management Architecture. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The systems were evaluated as part of the 2018 n2c2-1 challenge, and authors' rule-based system obtained an F-measure of 0.9028, ranking fourth at the challenge and had less than 1% difference from the best system. While the general cNLP system didn't achieve performance as good as the rule-based system, it did establish its own advantages and potential in extracting clinical concepts. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that a well-designed rule-based clinical NLP system is capable of achieving good performance on cohort selection even with a small training data set. In addition, the investigation of a Unified Medical Language System-based general cNLP system suggests that a hybrid system combining these 2 approaches is promising to surpass the state-of-the-art performance.
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- Long Chen
- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Med Data Quest, Inc, La Jolla, California, USA
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Self-reported activities of daily living, health and quality of life among older adults in South Africa and Uganda: a cross sectional study. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:402. [PMID: 33054734 PMCID: PMC7557065 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01809-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Difficulties in performing the activities of daily living (ADL) are common among middle-aged and older adults. Inability to perform the basic tasks as well as increased healthcare expenditure and dependence on care can have debilitating effects on health and quality of life. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between self-reported difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL), health and quality of life among community-dwelling, older population in South Africa and Uganda. METHODS We analyzed cross-sectional data on 1495 men and women from South Africa (n = 514) and Uganda (n = 981) which were extracted from the SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study (WOPS 2011-13). Outcome variables were self-reported health and quality of life (QoL). Difficulty in ADL was assessed by self-reported answers on 12 different questions covering various physical and cognitive aspects. The association between self-reported health and quality of life with ADL difficulties was calculated by using multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS Overall percentage of good health and good quality of life was 40.4% and 20%, respectively. The percentage of respondents who had 1-3, 3-6, > 6 ADL difficulties were 42.4%7, 30.97% and 14.85%, respectively. In South Africa, having > 6 ADL difficulties was associated with lower odds of good health among men [Odds ratio = 0.331, 95%CI = 0.245,0.448] and quality of life among men [Odds ratio = 0.609, 95%CI = 0.424,0.874] and women [Odds ratio = 0.129, 95%CI = 0.0697,0.240]. In Uganda, having > 6 ADL difficulties was associated lower odds of good health [Odds ratio = 0.364, 95%CI = 0.159,0.835] and quality of life [Odds ratio = 0.584, 95%CI = 0.357,0.954]. CONCLUSION This study concludes that difficulty in ADL has a significant negative association with health and quality of life among community-dwelling older population (> 50 years) in South Africa and Uganda. The sex differences support previous findings on differential health outcomes among men and women, and underline the importance of designing sex-specific health intervention programs.
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Back A, Friedman T, Abrahm J. Palliative Care Skills and New Resources for Oncology Practices: Meeting the Palliative Care Needs of Patients With Cancer and Their Families. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2020; 40:1-9. [PMID: 32213085 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_100022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In its 2017 guideline, ASCO challenged members to integrate palliative care into their standard oncology practices for all patients, throughout their cancer trajectory. However, partnering with palliative care experts alone will not be enough to achieve that goal; there are too few experts now, and there will not be enough in the future to meet the needs of patients with cancer and their families. Other strategies are required. Oncologists can develop new communication skills that were not included in their fellowship curricula, skills that integrate into their visits the subjects that palliative care clinicians discuss routinely with patients referred to them. In this review, Dr. Back offers three questions matched to communication skills that can help oncologists explore key areas: (1) What is happening? (2) How do you (and I) feel? and (3) What is important? and discusses the "REMAP" strategy for making urgent medical decisions. Dr. Friedman reviews the impact of community-based palliative care resources and telehealth on care quality, patient centeredness, and reducing costs. Community-based palliative care services and telehealth are available to patients and families at home, during active treatment. Dr. Abrahm reviews how patient-reported outcomes (PROs) completed at home can enhance patients' symptom control, quality of life, and toleration of treatment and decrease unplanned emergency visits by alerting clinicians to patients' severe symptoms, making appropriate referrals, or suggesting patients contact their oncology team. She also provides an update on using PROs and natural language processing with clinical decision support to create sophisticated palliative care assessments and treatment options in the electronic health record during patients' office visits.
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- Anthony Back
- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Chen S, Wu S. Identifying Lung Cancer Risk Factors in the Elderly Using Deep Neural Networks: Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Survey Data. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e17695. [PMID: 32181751 PMCID: PMC7109611 DOI: 10.2196/17695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous malignant tumors, with the fastest-growing morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly. With a rapid growth of the elderly population in recent years, lung cancer prevention and control are increasingly of fundamental importance, but are complicated by the fact that the pathogenesis of lung cancer is a complex process involving a variety of risk factors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at identifying key risk factors of lung cancer incidence in the elderly and quantitatively analyzing these risk factors' degree of influence using a deep learning method. METHODS Based on Web-based survey data, we integrated multidisciplinary risk factors, including behavioral risk factors, disease history factors, environmental factors, and demographic factors, and then preprocessed these integrated data. We trained deep neural network models in a stratified elderly population. We then extracted risk factors of lung cancer in the elderly and conducted quantitative analyses of the degree of influence using the deep neural network models. RESULTS The proposed model quantitatively identified risk factors based on 235,673 adults. The proposed deep neural network models of 4 groups (age ≥65 years, women ≥65 years old, men ≥65 years old, and the whole population) achieved good performance in identifying lung cancer risk factors, with accuracy ranging from 0.927 (95% CI 0.223-0.525; P=.002) to 0.962 (95% CI 0.530-0.751; P=.002) and the area under curve ranging from 0.913 (95% CI 0.564-0.803) to 0.931(95% CI 0.499-0.593). Smoking frequency was the leading risk factor for lung cancer in men 65 years and older. Time since quitting and smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime were the main risk factors for lung cancer in women 65 years and older. Men 65 years and older had the highest lung cancer incidence among the stratified groups, particularly non-small cell lung cancer incidence. Lung cancer incidence decreased more obviously in men than in women with smoking rate decline. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated a quantitative method to identify risk factors of lung cancer in the elderly. The proposed models provided intervention indicators to prevent lung cancer, especially in older men. This approach might be used as a risk factor identification tool to apply in other cancers and help physicians make decisions on cancer prevention.
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- Songjing Chen
- Institute of Medical Information and Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Information and Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Chen CJ, Warikoo N, Chang YC, Chen JH, Hsu WL. Medical knowledge infused convolutional neural networks for cohort selection in clinical trials. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2019; 26:1227-1236. [PMID: 31390470 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocz128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this era of digitized health records, there has been a marked interest in using de-identified patient records for conducting various health related surveys. To assist in this research effort, we developed a novel clinical data representation model entitled medical knowledge-infused convolutional neural network (MKCNN), which is used for learning the clinical trial criteria eligibility status of patients to participate in cohort studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we propose a clinical text representation infused with medical knowledge (MK). First, we isolate the noise from the relevant data using a medically relevant description extractor; then we utilize log-likelihood ratio based weights from selected sentences to highlight "met" and "not-met" knowledge-infused representations in bichannel setting for each instance. The combined medical knowledge-infused representation (MK) from these modules helps identify significant clinical criteria semantics, which in turn renders effective learning when used with a convolutional neural network architecture. RESULTS MKCNN outperforms other Medical Knowledge (MK) relevant learning architectures by approximately 3%; notably SVM and XGBoost implementations developed in this study. MKCNN scored 86.1% on F1metric, a gain of 6% above the average performance assessed from the submissions for n2c2 task. Although pattern/rule-based methods show a higher average performance for the n2c2 clinical data set, MKCNN significantly improves performance of machine learning implementations for clinical datasets. CONCLUSION MKCNN scored 86.1% on the F1 score metric. In contrast to many of the rule-based systems introduced during the n2c2 challenge workshop, our system presents a model that heavily draws on machine-based learning. In addition, the MK representations add more value to clinical comprehension and interpretation of natural texts.
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- Chi-Jen Chen
- Graduate Institute of Data Science, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Bioinformatics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Data Science, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Clinical Big Data Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Pervasive AI Research Labs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Data Science, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Pervasive AI Research Labs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Eldridge RC, Pugh SL, Trotti A, Hu K, Spencer S, Yom SS, Rosenthal D, Read N, Desai A, Gore E, Shenouda G, Mishra MV, Bruner D, Xiao C. Changing functional status within 6 months posttreatment is prognostic of overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer: NRG Oncology Study. Head Neck 2019; 41:3924-3932. [PMID: 31435980 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Is posttreatment functional status prognostic of overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). METHODS In an HNC clinical trial, 495 patients had two posttreatment functional assessments measuring diet, public eating, and speech within 6 months. Patients were grouped by impairment (highly, moderately, modestly, or not impaired) and determined if they improved, declined, or did not change from the first assessment to the second. Multivariable Cox models estimated overall mortality. RESULTS Across all three scales, the change in posttreatment patient function strongly predicted overall survival. In diet, patients who declined to highly impaired had three times the mortality of patients who were not impaired at both assessments (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.60; 95% confidence interval, 2.02-6.42). For patients improving from highly impaired, mortality was statistically similar to patients with no impairment (HR = 1.38; 95% CI, 0.82-2.31). CONCLUSIONS Posttreatment functional status is a strong prognostic marker of survival in patients with HNC.
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- NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone, New York, New York
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
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- UCSF Medical Center-Mount Zion, San Francisco, California
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- London Regional Cancer Program, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Zablocki VA Medical Center (Accruals under Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Emory University/Winship Cancer Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory University/Winship Cancer Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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Flannery M, Stein KF, Dougherty DW, Mohile S, Guido J, Wells N. Nurse-Delivered Symptom Assessment for Individuals With Advanced Lung Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum 2018; 45:619-630. [PMID: 30118448 PMCID: PMC6379074 DOI: 10.1188/18.onf.619-630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess an intervention derived from self-regulation theory (SRT) to promote well-being for individuals with advanced lung cancer. SAMPLE & SETTING 45 adults with advanced lung cancer who were receiving chemotherapy at an ambulatory cancer center. METHODS & VARIABLES Participants were randomized to the intervention group or usual care control group. Feasibility assessment focused on recruitment, retention, design, methods, and fidelity. Outcome measures of quality of life, symptoms, and distress were collected at four time points. The main research variables were symptoms, quality of life, and distress. RESULTS The participation rate was 79%, and the retention rate was 62%. Participant loss was most often because of progressive disease and occurred early in the study. High fidelity was noted for delivery of the intervention as planned and outcome data collection by telephone. The mean number of interventions delivered was 5.5 of a planned 8. A high level of acceptability was reported for participants completing the intervention. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING Although delivering the SRT-derived intervention with fidelity was possible, feasibility findings do not warrant intervention replication in this population.
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Cooley ME, Abrahm JL, Berry DL, Rabin MS, Braun IM, Paladino J, Nayak MM, Lobach DF. Algorithm-based decision support for symptom self-management among adults with Cancer: results of usability testing. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2018; 18:31. [PMID: 29843767 PMCID: PMC5975425 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-018-0608-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is essential that cancer patients understand anticipated symptoms, how to self-manage these symptoms, and when to call their clinicians. However, patients are often ill-prepared to manage symptoms at home. Clinical decision support (CDS) is a potentially innovative way to provide information to patients where and when they need it. The purpose of this project was to design and evaluate a simulated model of an algorithm-based CDS program for self-management of cancer symptoms. METHODS This study consisted of three phases; development of computable algorithms for self-management of cancer symptoms using a modified ADAPTE process, evaluation of a simulated model of the CDS program, and identification of design objectives and lessons learned from the evaluation of patient-centered CDS. In phase 1, algorithms for pain, constipation and nausea/vomiting were developed by an expert panel. In phase 2, we conducted usability testing of a simulated symptom assessment and management intervention for self-care (SAMI-Self-Care) CDS program involving focus groups, interviews and surveys with cancer patients, their caregivers and clinicians. The Acceptability E-scale measured acceptability of the program. In phase 3, we developed design objectives and identified barriers to uptake of patient-centered CDS based on the data gathered from stakeholders. RESULTS In phase 1, algorithms were reviewed and approved through a consensus meeting and majority vote. In phase 2, 24 patients & caregivers and 13 clinicians participated in the formative evaluation. Iterative changes were made in a simulated SAMI-Self-Care CDS program. Acceptability scores were high among patients, caregivers and clinicians. In phase 3, we formulated CDS design objectives, which included: 1) ensure patient safety, 2) communicate clinical concepts effectively, 3) promote communication with clinicians, 4) support patient activation, and 5) facilitate navigation and use. We identified patient barriers and clinician concerns to using CDS for symptom self-management, which were consistent with the chronic care model, a theoretical framework used to enhance patient-clinician communication and patient self-management. CONCLUSION Patient safety and tool navigation were critical features of CDS for patient self-management. Insights gleaned from this study may be used to inform the development of CDS resources for symptom self-management in patients with other chronic conditions.
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- Mary E Cooley
- The Phyllis F. Cantor Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- The Phyllis F. Cantor Center and the Department of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-512, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- The Phyllis F. Cantor Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Klesis Healthcare and Department of Family Medicine, Durham, NC, 27705, USA.,Department of Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2100 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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Basit MA, Baldwin KL, Kannan V, Flahaven EL, Parks CJ, Ott JM, Willett DL. Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development of Clinical Decision Support Advisories: Feasibility of Using Open Source Software. JMIR Med Inform 2018; 6:e23. [PMID: 29653922 PMCID: PMC5924365 DOI: 10.2196/medinform.9679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Moving to electronic health records (EHRs) confers substantial benefits but risks unintended consequences. Modern EHRs consist of complex software code with extensive local configurability options, which can introduce defects. Defects in clinical decision support (CDS) tools are surprisingly common. Feasible approaches to prevent and detect defects in EHR configuration, including CDS tools, are needed. In complex software systems, use of test–driven development and automated regression testing promotes reliability. Test–driven development encourages modular, testable design and expanding regression test coverage. Automated regression test suites improve software quality, providing a “safety net” for future software modifications. Each automated acceptance test serves multiple purposes, as requirements (prior to build), acceptance testing (on completion of build), regression testing (once live), and “living” design documentation. Rapid-cycle development or “agile” methods are being successfully applied to CDS development. The agile practice of automated test–driven development is not widely adopted, perhaps because most EHR software code is vendor-developed. However, key CDS advisory configuration design decisions and rules stored in the EHR may prove amenable to automated testing as “executable requirements.” Objective We aimed to establish feasibility of acceptance test–driven development of clinical decision support advisories in a commonly used EHR, using an open source automated acceptance testing framework (FitNesse). Methods Acceptance tests were initially constructed as spreadsheet tables to facilitate clinical review. Each table specified one aspect of the CDS advisory’s expected behavior. Table contents were then imported into a test suite in FitNesse, which queried the EHR database to automate testing. Tests and corresponding CDS configuration were migrated together from the development environment to production, with tests becoming part of the production regression test suite. Results We used test–driven development to construct a new CDS tool advising Emergency Department nurses to perform a swallowing assessment prior to administering oral medication to a patient with suspected stroke. Test tables specified desired behavior for (1) applicable clinical settings, (2) triggering action, (3) rule logic, (4) user interface, and (5) system actions in response to user input. Automated test suite results for the “executable requirements” are shown prior to building the CDS alert, during build, and after successful build. Conclusions Automated acceptance test–driven development and continuous regression testing of CDS configuration in a commercial EHR proves feasible with open source software. Automated test–driven development offers one potential contribution to achieving high-reliability EHR configuration. Vetting acceptance tests with clinicians elicits their input on crucial configuration details early during initial CDS design and iteratively during rapid-cycle optimization.
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- Mujeeb A Basit
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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Baker EJ, Walter NAR, Salo A, Rivas Perea P, Moore S, Gonzales S, Grant KA. Identifying Future Drinkers: Behavioral Analysis of Monkeys Initiating Drinking to Intoxication is Predictive of Future Drinking Classification. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 41:626-636. [PMID: 28055132 PMCID: PMC5347908 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Monkey Alcohol Tissue Research Resource (MATRR) is a repository and analytics platform for detailed data derived from well-documented nonhuman primate (NHP) alcohol self-administration studies. This macaque model has demonstrated categorical drinking norms reflective of human drinking populations, resulting in consumption pattern classifications of very heavy drinking (VHD), heavy drinking (HD), binge drinking (BD), and low drinking (LD) individuals. Here, we expand on previous findings that suggest ethanol drinking patterns during initial drinking to intoxication can reliably predict future drinking category assignment. METHODS The classification strategy uses a machine-learning approach to examine an extensive set of daily drinking attributes during 90 sessions of induction across 7 cohorts of 5 to 8 monkeys for a total of 50 animals. A Random Forest classifier is employed to accurately predict categorical drinking after 12 months of self-administration. RESULTS Predictive outcome accuracy is approximately 78% when classes are aggregated into 2 groups, "LD and BD" and "HD and VHD." A subsequent 2-step classification model distinguishes individual LD and BD categories with 90% accuracy and between HD and VHD categories with 95% accuracy. Average 4-category classification accuracy is 74%, and provides putative distinguishing behavioral characteristics between groupings. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that data derived from the induction phase of this ethanol self-administration protocol have significant predictive power for future ethanol consumption patterns. Importantly, numerous predictive factors are longitudinal, measuring the change of drinking patterns through 3 stages of induction. Factors during induction that predict future heavy drinkers include being younger at the time of first intoxication and developing a shorter latency to first ethanol drink. Overall, this analysis identifies predictive characteristics in future very heavy drinkers that optimize intoxication, such as having increasingly fewer bouts with more drinks. This analysis also identifies characteristic avoidance of intoxicating topographies in future low drinkers, such as increasing number of bouts and waiting longer before the first ethanol drink.
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- Erich J Baker
- Department of Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
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- Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
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- Department of Computer Science, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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- Department of Computer Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
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- Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of Neuroscience at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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