OBJECTIVES: Electronic data collection is increasingly used for quality of life (QOL) assessments in the field of oncology. It is important to assess the feasibility of these new data capture technologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: @entity1 at our institution who were 18years or older with a pathological diagnosis of @entity135 were prospectively enrolled. Each @entity1 completed two questionnaires [EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-H_N35] administered on a touch-screen tablet device (iPad   ) at initial consult, during treatment, at the completion of treatment and at each subsequent follow up visit for one year after treatment. RESULTS: A total of 50 @entity1 were included in this study. Although all @entity1 completed the surveys at the initial consult, 86% of initially enrolled @entity1 completed surveys at the end of radiation treatment, and 48% of initially enrolled @entity1 completed surveys by the fourth follow-up visit. Average time to complete the survey for all @entity1 over all time points was 9.8min (standard deviation 6.1). Age as a continuous variable was significantly associated with time for survey completion (p<0.001), with older age associated with longer survey completion times. CONCLUSION: QOL assessment using tablet devices in @entity135 @entity1 is feasible, but may be more challenging in elderly @entity1 . @entity1    70years old may benefit from more assistance with electronic forms and should be allotted more time for completing tablet-based QOL surveys.

A prospective study of electronic quality of life assessment using tablet devices during and after treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patients'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['head and neck cancer']
@entity135 :: (MESH:D006258,Disease) :: ['head and neck cancers']
