Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2012
Physician endorsement alone may not enhance question-asking by advanced cancer patients during consultations about palliative care.
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- 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
- 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
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- Assessment of patient symptom burden and information needs helps tailoring palliative care consultations: An observational study.European journal of cancer care · 2022Observational
- Helping Patients Communicate With Oncologists When Cancer Treatment Resistance Occurs to Develop, Test, and Implement a Patient Communication Aid: Sequential Collaborative Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Impact of cognitive function on communication in patients with primary or secondary brain tumours.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2016Article
- Patient-centred care: making cancer treatment centres accountable.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to explore the effect of physician endorsement of question-asking on advanced cancer patients' question-asking behaviour during consultations about palliative care and to explore other potential predictors of patient question-asking.
methodsData were obtained from 80 control group patients from a randomised controlled trial of standard palliative care (PC) consultation (control group) versus provision of a question prompt list (QPL) before the consultation. Consecutive eligible patients with advanced cancer referred to 15 PC physicians from nine Australian PC centres participated. Baseline measures were obtained from patients; consultations were audiotaped, transcribed and analysed by blinded coders; and physicians estimated the patients' survival.
resultsEndorsement of question-asking by the physician was not related to the number of patient questions. Patients with the highest anxiety levels asked 3.5 times as many questions as those with least anxiety (incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 3.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.90-6.59, P = 0.001). After allowing for the effect of anxiety, patients with an estimated survival of >12 weeks asked 76% more questions (IRR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.03-3.00, P = 0.04), whereas age, sex, educational background, occupation, information and involvement preferences and presence of a caregiver were not related to patient question-asking behaviour.
conclusionPhysician endorsement of question-asking alone does not appear to increase questions by advanced cancer patients during consultations about PC. Additional resources such as QPLs may be needed to facilitate patient question-asking.
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