Trial reportPatient education and counseling2017
Randomized trial of a question prompt list to increase patient active participation during interactions with black patients and their oncologists.
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- Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- "A lot of the times, patients really don't know what questions to ask:" Communication perspectives of Black patients with advanced lung cancer.Patient education and counseling · 2026Article
- An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010-2024.Health communication · 2026Article
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- A patient-mediated implementation strategy to improve nutrition care delivery for esophageal and gastric cancer: a study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of question prompt list interventions for patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- Developing eHealth Interventions to Improve Diabetes Management in Emerging Adulthood: Qualitative Formative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- "The doctor will see you now… but not for long": Linking physicians' racial attitudes and patients' discrimination experiences to racial disparities in the duration of medical consultations.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveCommunication during racially-discordant interactions is often of poor quality and may contribute to racial treatment disparities. We evaluated an intervention designed to increase patient active participation and other communication-related outcomes during interactions between Black patients and non-Black oncologists.
methodsParticipants were 18 non-Black medical oncologists and 114 Black patients at two cancer hospitals in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Before a clinic visit to discuss treatment, patients were randomly assigned to usual care or to one of two question prompt list (QPL) formats: booklet (QPL-Only), or booklet and communication coach (QPL-plus-Coach). Patient-oncologist interactions were video recorded. Patients reported perceptions of the intervention, oncologist communication, role in treatment decisions, and trust in the oncologist. Observers assessed interaction length, patient active participation, and oncologist communication.
resultsThe intervention was viewed positively and did not increase interaction length. The QPL-only format increased patient active participation; the QPL-plus-Coach format decreased patient perceptions of oncologist communication. No other significant effects were found.
conclusionThis QPL booklet is acceptable and increases patient active participation in racially-discordant oncology interactions. Future research should investigate whether adding physician-focused interventions might improve other outcomes. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This QPL booklet is acceptable and can improve patient active participation in racially-discordant oncology interactions.
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