Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians
NCT ID: NCT03530969
Last Updated: 2024-02-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
88 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-05-07
2024-02-16
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists
Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
Self-Efficacy Assessment
Health Care Professional's self-efficacy will be assessed by 12 ratings of self-reported confidence from (1) "strongly disagree" to (5) "strongly agree" in module-specific topics both before and after the training.
UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale
The UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale is a 14-item scale developed to assess health care providers' attitudes toward older persons and caring for older patients.
Course Evaluations
The evaluation surveys for each of the three modules will contain fifteen statements assessing post-training attitudes regarding the skills learned and application of skills in oncology clinical practice, measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer
Patients of the physicians in group 1
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation.
Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patients" perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patient activation measure (PAM) scale
The PAM scale contains 22 items that assess patient engagement in their care process.
Caregivers of Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer
Family members or caregivers of the patients in group 2
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation.
Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patients" perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Interventions
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Self-Efficacy Assessment
Health Care Professional's self-efficacy will be assessed by 12 ratings of self-reported confidence from (1) "strongly disagree" to (5) "strongly agree" in module-specific topics both before and after the training.
UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale
The UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale is a 14-item scale developed to assess health care providers' attitudes toward older persons and caring for older patients.
Course Evaluations
The evaluation surveys for each of the three modules will contain fifteen statements assessing post-training attitudes regarding the skills learned and application of skills in oncology clinical practice, measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation.
Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patients" perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patient activation measure (PAM) scale
The PAM scale contains 22 items that assess patient engagement in their care process.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* MSK medical oncology Health Care Professionals (HCP) - specifically identified as Attendings, fellows, or Advance Practice Professional (APP) - either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) from GI, GU Oncology, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant or Geriatrics Service (five services with a large number of geriatric patients)
* Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
* Clinician has individual clinic consultations with patients in the target population: 65 years of age and over, English speaking, and patients who have had a new visit within the last 6 months.
Patient Eligibility
* MSK patients 65 years of age and over as per EMR
* English speaking as per EMR
* Being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or electronic medical record (EMR)
* Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
* Patient had their first visit with the clinician within the last 6 months
Caregiver Eligibility
* English speaking as per EMR
* Accompanying an MSK patient being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or EMR
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Smita Banerjee, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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Related Links
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other Identifiers
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18-183
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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