Trial reportPatient education and counseling2010
Improving physician-patient communication about cancer pain with a tailored education-coaching intervention.
Trial report in Patient education and counseling, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00283166 (Coaching to Improve Care of Cancer Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Coaching to Improve Care of Cancer Pain
Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring Communication Dynamics Between Patients and Healthcare Providers in Oncology: A Systematic Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Towards a more patient-centered clinical trial process: A systematic review of interventions incorporating health literacy best practices.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Pooled it
- Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Communication skills training for healthcare professionals working with people who have cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Promoting patient participation in healthcare interactions through communication skills training: A systematic review.Patient education and counseling · 2017Pooled it
- Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Communication skills training for healthcare professionals working with people who have cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
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- Tailored Web-Based Information for Younger and Older Patients with Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preparatory Educational Intervention on Patient Outcomes.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of a therapeutic patient education program in improving cancer pain management: EFFADOL, a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial.BMC cancer · 2019Trial
- Patient priorities and the doorknob phenomenon in primary care: Can technology improve disclosure of patient stressors?Patient education and counseling · 2018Trial
- Randomized trial of a question prompt list to increase patient active participation during interactions with black patients and their oncologists.Patient education and counseling · 2017Trial
- Promoting End-of-Life Discussions in Advanced Cancer: Effects of Patient Coaching and Question Prompt Lists.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2017Trial
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- Improving communication in cancer pain management nursing: a randomized controlled study assessing the efficacy of a communication skills training program.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Trial
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined the effect of a theoretically grounded, tailored education-coaching intervention to help patients more effectively discuss their pain-related questions, concerns, and preferences with physicians.
methodsGrounded in social-cognitive and communication theory, a tailored education-coaching (TEC) intervention was developed to help patients learn pain management and communication skills. In a RCT, 148 cancer patients agreed to have their consultations audio-recorded and were assigned to the intervention or a control group. The recordings were used to code for patients' questions, acts of assertiveness, and expressed concerns and to rate the quality of physicians' communication.
resultsPatients in the TEC group discussed their pain concerns more than did patients in the control group. More active patients also had more baseline pain and interacted with physicians using participatory decision-making. Ratings of physicians' information about pain were higher when patients talked more about their pain concerns.
conclusionsThe study demonstrates the efficacy of a theoretically grounded, coaching intervention to help cancer patients talk about pain control. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Coaching interventions can be effective resources for helping cancer patients communicate about their pain concerns if they are theoretically grounded, can be integrated within clinical routines, and lead to improve health outcomes.
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