ArticlePatient education and counseling2012
Testing the utility of a cancer clinical trial specific Question Prompt List (QPL-CT) during oncology consultations.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- 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
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Patient Evaluations of a Question Prompt List for Danish-Speaking Patients at the Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Odense University Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Development and preliminary evaluation of tablet computer-based decision aid for patients participating in cancer clinical trials.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
- The Question-prompt list (QPL): Why it is needed in the Indian oncology setting?Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Review
- Development and Testing of a Question Prompt List for Common Hand Conditions: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.The Journal of hand surgery · 2020Article
- The influence of a question prompt list on patient-oncologist information exchange in an African-American population.Patient education and counseling · 2020Article
- Adapting an Australian question prompt list in oncology to a Norwegian setting-a combined method approach.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- A question prompt sheet for adult patients with chronic kidney disease.BMC nephrology · 2016Article
- Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment in Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients With Cancer.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center · 2016Article
- Communication about the risks and benefits of phase I pediatric oncology trials.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveA 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).
methodsBreast, 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.
results30 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.
conclusionThe 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.
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