Table 1

Proposed multilevel factors for the domains of inner setting and individual characteristics

DomainsLevelsVariablesData sources
Inner settingClinic
  • Administrative mode of PROMs (eg, paper, tablet)

  • Average outpatient volume per week

  • Average years of training in providers

  • Average years in practice in providers

  • Average PROMs collection per week

  • Clinical level (community or academic)

  • Early adoption (PROMs programme launched from March 2014 to December 2016)

  • History of PROMs programme

  • Institute characteristics (eg, total employees)

EDW, MGB administrative data, direct contact
Individual characteristicsProvider
  • Average number of clinical patients per week

  • Average PROMs collection per week

  • Providers’ characteristics (eg, sex)

  • Years of training

  • Years in practice

EDW, MGB administrative data, Harvard catalyst, CMS, NPPES, direct contact
Patient
  • Age

  • Cancer diagnosis

  • Cancer stage at PROM submission

  • Comorbidity

  • Education

  • Employment status

  • Ethnicity

  • Financial insurance

  • Language

  • Race

  • Sex

EDW
  • CMS, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services; EDW, enterprise data warehouse; MGB, Mass General Brigham; NPPES, National Plan & Provider Enumeration System; PROMs, patient-reported outcome measures.