ArticleEClinicalMedicine2023
Effect of a prediction tool and communication skills training on communication of treatment outcomes: a multicenter stepped wedge clinical trial (the SOURCE trial).
Article in EClinicalMedicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04232735 (Stimulating Evidence Based, Personalized and Tailored Information Provision to Improve Decision Making After Oesophagogastric CancEr Diagnosis - a Pragmatic Stepped Wedge Trial-), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Stimulating Evidence Based, Personalized and Tailored Information Provision to Improve Decision Making After Oesophagogastric CancEr Diagnosis - a Pragmatic Stepped Wedge Trial-
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Predicting health-related quality of life for patients with gastroesophageal cancer.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Observational
- Development and validation of a prediction score for early identification of palliative care needs for patients in the intensive care unit: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Psychological and behavioural considerations for integrating polygenic risk scores for disease into clinical practice.Nature human behaviour · 2025Review
- Considerations to forgo systemic treatment in patients with advanced esophageal or gastric cancer: A real-world evidence study.International journal of cancer · 2025Article
- Oncologists' communication about tobacco and alcohol use during treatment for esophagogastric cancer: a qualitative observational study of simulated consultations.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Background: For cancer patients to effectively engage in decision making, they require comprehensive and understandable information regarding treatment options and their associated outcomes. We developed an online prediction tool and supporting communication skills training to assist healthcare providers (HCPs) in this complex task. This study aims to assess the impact of this combined intervention (prediction tool and training) on the communication practices of HCPs when discussing treatment options. Methods: We conducted a multicenter intervention trial using a pragmatic stepped wedge design (NCT04232735). Standardized Patient Assessments (simulated consultations) using cases of esophageal and gastric cancer patients, were performed before and after the combined intervention (March 2020 to July 2022). Audio recordings were analyzed using an observational coding scale, rating all utterances of treatment outcome information on the primary outcome-precision of provided outcome information-and on secondary outcomes-such as: personalization, tailoring and use of visualizations. Pre vs. post measurements were compared in order to assess the effect of the intervention. Findings: 31 HCPs of 11 different centers in the Netherlands participated. The tool and training significantly affected the precision of the overall communicated treatment outcome information ( Interpretation: A prediction tool and communication skills training for HCPs improves the precision of treatment information on outcomes in simulated consultations. The next step is to examine the effect of such interventions on communication in clinical practice and on patient-reported outcomes. Funding: Financial support for this study was provided entirely by a grant from the Dutch Cancer Society (UVA 2014-7000).
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