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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Adapting an Australian question prompt list in oncology to a Norwegian setting-a combined method approach.

Anita Amundsen, Bente Ervik, Phyllis Butow, Martin H N Tattersall, Svein Bergvik, Tore Sørlie, Tone Nordøy

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Anita AmundsenOncology Department, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway. anita.amundsen@unn.no.ORCID 0000-0002-0068-1358
Bente ErvikOncology Department, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Phyllis ButowCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Martin H N TattersallCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Svein BergvikDepartment of Psychology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Tore SørlieDepartment of Clinical Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Tone NordøyOncology Department, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

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Abstract

purposeA question prompt list (QPL) is an inexpensive communication aid that has been proved effective in encouraging patients to ask questions during medical consultations. The aim of this project was to develop a QPL for Norwegian cancer patients.

methodsA multimethod approach was chosen combining literature review, focus groups, and a survey in the process of culturally adjusting an Australian QPL for the Norwegian setting. Participants were recruited from the University Hospital of North Norway. They were asked to review and comment on iterative drafts of the QPL.

resultsEighteen patients, mean age 54, participated in the focus groups, and 31 patients, mean age 55, participated in the survey. Focus groups suggested that topics related to accompanying relatives, children as next of kin, and rehabilitation were important and should be added to the original QPL. The survey revealed that most questions from the original QPL were considered both useful and understandable. Although half of the patients found some questions about prognosis unpleasant, the vast majority considered the same questions useful. Questions regarding clinical studies, multidisciplinary teams, and public versus private hospitals had lower ratings of usefulness.

conclusionQPLs require some adjustment to the local cultural context, and a mixed method approach may provide a useful model for future cultural adaptation of QPLs. The present QPL has been adjusted to the needs of oncology patients in the Norwegian health care setting.

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AdultAgedAustraliaCommunicationFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMedical OncologyMiddle AgedNorwayPatient ParticipationSurveys and QuestionnairesCommunicationCross-cultural adaptionMultimethod approachOncologyQuestion prompt list

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