Table 5

Aspects considered important for an implementation of PROM-collecting instruments into the daily clinical routine

Variablen=1212
User-friendliness (for hospital staff and patients), n (%)986
 Very important605 (61.4)
 Important333 (33.8)
 Neither important nor unimportant42 (4.3)
 Unimportant4 (0.4)
 Very unimportant2 (0.2)
Costs (acquisition and maintenance), n (%)985
 Very important389 (39.5)
 Important459 (46.6)
 Neither important nor unimportant115 (11.7)
 Unimportant20 (2.0)
 Very unimportant2 (0.2)
Time efficiency, n (%)976
 Very important543 (55.6)
 Important370 (37.9)
 Neither important nor unimportant56 (5.7)
 Unimportant4 (0.4)
 Very unimportant3 (0.3)
Compatibility to existing software tools in my hospital (eg, electronic medical records), n (%)984
 Very important449 (45.6)
 Important400 (40.7)
 Neither important nor unimportant110 (11.2)
 Unimportant20 (2.0)
 Very unimportant5 (0.5)
Interpretation and clinical relevance of results, n (%)986
 Very important529 (53.7)
 Important404 (41.0)
 Neither important nor unimportant47 (4.8)
 Unimportant4 (0.4)
 Very unimportant2 (0.2)
  • PROM, patient-reported outcome measure.