Testing the utility of a cancer clinical trial specific Question Prompt List (QPL-CT) during oncology consultations Journal Article
| Authors: | Brown, R. F.; Bylund, C. L.; Li, Y.; Edgerson, S.; Butow, P. |
| Article Title: | Testing the utility of a cancer clinical trial specific Question Prompt List (QPL-CT) during oncology consultations |
| Abstract: | Objective: A Question Prompt List (QPL) is a proven, simple intervention to aid patients to be active participants in consultations with their physicians by asking questions. We aimed to further develop and test the efficacy of a targeted QPL for clinical trials (QPL-CT). Methods: Breast, Lung and Genitourinary cancer patients who were facing a discussion about a therapeutic clinical trial completed short pre- and post-consultation questionnaires and used the QPL-CT in their discussions with their oncologists. Results: 30 participants were recruited from 6 oncologists. All QPL-CT questions were selected by at least one-third of participants. Participants mostly wanted and asked questions about personal trial benefit. Oncologists provided information about personal benefit to varying degrees, thus patients did not ask some questions. Patients were still left with some unasked and unanswered questions. Conclusion: The QPL-CT has potential as a simple, inexpensive intervention to aid such communication. Further investigation is needed to demonstrate the efficacy of the QPL-CT in improving cancer patient outcomes. Practice implications: These preliminary finding suggest that important areas of clinical trials are overlooked in clinical consultations. The QPL-CT may be an effective method to encourage oncologists to endorse patient question asking about clinical trials and prompt patient questions. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; patient satisfaction; clinical trials as topic; cancer patient; outcome assessment; neoplasms; medical decision making; reproducibility of results; breast cancer; lung cancer; oncology; urogenital tract cancer; questionnaires; health service; questionnaire; patient participation; doctor patient relation; medical information; communication; physician-patient relations; referral and consultation; medical practice; new york city; consultation; clinical trials; socioeconomic factors; reminder systems; physician-patient communication; question prompt lists; question prompt list for clinical trials |
| Journal Title: | Patient Education and Counseling |
| Volume: | 88 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
| Date Published: | 2012-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 311 |
| End Page: | 317 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pec.2012.02.009 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC3376695 |
| PUBMED: | 22390854 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 4 September 2012" - "CODEN: PEDCD" - "Source: Scopus" |
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