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The Appointment Brief
A clinically useful document generated by your patients before each visit. Everything they experience between appointments — in one printable page.
What it is: Your patient uses Zyntha to track their symptoms, medications, side effects, and research interests between visits. Before their appointment, they click one button to generate a structured brief that synthesizes all of that data into a format designed for clinical use.
What's in the Brief
Section 1
Clinical Scores
ECOG, FACIT-F Fatigue, QoL (EORTC-QLQ), GAD-7 Anxiety — derived from weekly plain-language check-ins. Trend arrows show change from previous week. Methodology note included.
Section 2
Medication Compliance
7-day visual log per medication (taken/missed/not scheduled). Overall compliance percentage. Patient notes on missed doses ("I forgot on chemo days").
Section 3
Side Effects
Patient-reported side effects with severity (1-10), frequency, and free-text comments. Last 30 days. Sorted by severity.
Section 4
Caregiver Report
Independently submitted by linked caregiver. Sleep, mobility, mood, appetite, cognitive state. Plus free-text notes: "things the patient won't say." Clearly attributed and separate from patient data.
Section 5
Research Interests
Clinical trials the patient has bookmarked, with engagement level (interested/considering/discussed). Publications they've read. Questions they've posted about trials.
Section 6
Forum Activity
Verbatim questions your patient posted in the community. Recurring themes extracted from their activity. What's on their mind between appointments.
Section 7
Suggested Questions
AI-generated questions categorized as Urgent / Clinical / Discuss / Quality of Life / Caregiver — based on the intersection of all data above. The patient may not raise these unprompted.
Section 8
Data Sources
Every piece of data attributed: patient self-report, caregiver observation, platform activity, or AI-derived. Collection period noted. Full transparency.
How patients generate it
- Patient creates a free Zyntha account and completes their diagnosis profile
- Between appointments, they use the platform: weekly check-ins (2 minutes), medication logging (daily tap), and community participation
- Before the visit, they click "Generate Appointment Brief" in their dashboard
- They print it or save as PDF and bring it to the appointment
The brief is generated by the patient and shared by the patient. Zyntha never sends it to anyone automatically.
What clinicians say
"The caregiver report section is what I value most. The things a caregiver observes — sleep patterns, cognitive changes, emotional state — are exactly what I can't get from a 15-minute visit."
— Neuro-oncologist, pilot feedback
"The verbatim forum questions tell me what she's actually worried about. Not what she says when I ask 'how are you doing?' — what she writes at 2am when she can't sleep."
— Neuro-oncologist, pilot feedback
Clinical score methodology
Zyntha's clinical scores are derived from plain-language weekly check-ins, not validated instruments administered in a clinical setting. They are intended as structured patient-reported outcomes — directional indicators, not diagnostic scores. Each score includes a methodology note explaining the mapping.
- ECOG: Mapped from "How would you describe your ability to do daily activities this week?"
- FACIT-F: Fatigue score from a 5-item subset adapted for weekly self-report
- QoL (EORTC-QLQ): Composite from energy, overall wellbeing, and mood questions
- GAD-7: Anxiety score adapted from the validated 7-item instrument for weekly cadence
Data privacy
Patient data is never shared with pharmaceutical companies or any third party without explicit consent. The Appointment PDF is generated locally and controlled entirely by the patient. Read our full privacy policy.
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Or ask your patient to share their brief with you at the next visit.