Study to Test a Computer-assisted Support System to Improve Patient-centered Care and Symptom Relief in Cancer Patients

Both groups used CHOICE, the Computer-assisted Interactive Tailored Patient Assessment Tool (ITPA)for symptom assessments at in- and outpatient visits during and up-to nine months after treatment. In the intervention group physicians and nurses had assessment summaries available for care planning, displaying patients' symptoms, problems and concerns in rank-order of their needs for care. In the control group assessments were not available to care providers at any time.