Table 4 Patients’ rating of feasibility of clinic-ePRO/home-ePRO
Agreement (%) | |||
Clinic-ePRO | Home-ePRO | ||
N = 113 | N = 45 | ||
Did you have any difficulties completing the questionnaire? | not at all | 82.3 | 97.8 |
a little | 14.2 | 2.2 | |
quite a bit | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
Did you have any difficulties handling the electronic device? | not at all | 92.8 | 88.9 |
a little | 3.6 | 8.9 | |
quite a bit | 2.7 | 2.2 | |
very much | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
Did you have any difficulties starting the app or entering your login data?b | not at all | - | 72.7 |
a little | 27.3 | ||
How satisfied are you with the presentation of the questionnaire on the screen? | very much | 91.0 | 95.5 |
quite a bit | 5.4 | 2.3 | |
not at all | 3.6 | 2.3 | |
How satisfied are you with the privacy during questionnaire completion?a | very much | 86.6 | - |
quite a bit | 6.2 | ||
a little | 2.7 | ||
not at all | 4.5 | ||
Agreement (%) | |||
Clinic-ePRO | Home-ePRO | ||
N = 113 | N = 45 | ||
perceived advantages | no personal contact needed | 11.0 | 6.7 |
no drive to the hospital neededb | - | 42.2 | |
availability of questionnaire at any time | 58.9 | 44.4 | |
low cost | 31.5 | 24.4 | |
feeling of being well cared for at homeb | - | 57.8 | |
perceived disadvantages | handling of the internet is so difficult | 0.0 | 1.4 |
the technical requirements are too extensive | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
does not come up to my individual situation | 30.1 | 8.9 | |
too complex/confusing | 2.7 | 0.0 | |
too impersonal | 57.5 | 13.3 | |
Overall, how satisfied are you with electronic quality of life assessment at home?b | Ø (SD, range) | 9.1 (1.14, 5–10) | |