ArticleJournal of palliative medicine2016
Development of a Question Prompt Sheet for Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care.
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- Communication Interventions Targeting Both Patients and Clinicians in Oncology: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Helpfulness of Question Prompt Sheet for Patient-Physician Communication Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Effects of a Patient Question Prompt List on Question Asking and Self-Efficacy During Outpatient Palliative Care Appointments.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Trial
- Development of a generic decision guide for patients in oncology: a qualitative interview study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Facilitating patient-oncologist communication in advanced treatment-resistant cancer: development and feasibility testing of a question prompt list.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Patient and caregiver questions and clinician responses during initial outpatient neuropalliative care appointments.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Developing a question prompt list for family caregivers concerning the progression and palliative care needs of nursing home residents living with dementia.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- 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
- The Question-prompt list (QPL): Why it is needed in the Indian oncology setting?Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Review
- End-of-Life Care Matters: Palliative Cancer Care Results in Better Care and Lower Costs.The oncologist · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundA question prompt sheet (QPS) is a structured list of potential questions available for patients to ask their doctor during a clinical encounter. Although it has been shown to improve physician-patient interaction during clinical consultations, there is paucity of data on its use in the palliative care setting. The aim of this study was to develop a single-page consensus list of prompt questions for use by patients attending outpatient palliative care.
methodAn expert group of experienced physicians and mid-level providers were invited to participate in the study conducted in three Delphi rounds. A consensus in this study was defined a priori as an agreement (i.e., agree or strongly agree) by a minimum of 80% of the experts.
resultsOne hundred percent of the 22 invited experts participated in all the three Delphi rounds of the study. The top 25 questions with the highest level of endorsement were chosen and used toward the development of the QPS. Twenty-eight percent of the questions were about symptoms, treatment, and lifestyle, 24% were about commonly asked questions by caregivers, 20% were regarding end-of-life issues, 16% were regarding the nature of the palliative care service, and 12% were regarding the type of available support.
conclusionA 25-item, single-page QPS was developed for use by patients attending outpatient palliative care. Further studies are needed to determine its clinical effectiveness in assisting physician-patient communication.
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