TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of and reactions to a tailored CD-ROM designed to enhance oncologist-patient communication
T2 - The SCOPE trial intervention
AU - Skinner, Celette Sugg
AU - Pollak, Kathryn I.
AU - Farrell, David
AU - Olsen, Maren K.
AU - Jeffreys, Amy S.
AU - Tulsky, James A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (R01-CA100387-01).
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Objective: Assess use of and reactions to an interactive, tailored CD-ROM to enhance oncologist-patient communication. Methods: Participating oncologists (n = 48) agreed to have patient interactions audio recorded, be randomly assigned to receive/not receive a CD-ROM, have CD-ROM usage monitored (intervention group) and complete a follow-up survey. Results: Twenty-one of 24 in the intervention group reported using the CD-ROM. Median usage minutes were 63.8. At follow-up, oncologists rated the CD-ROM from 1 ("none" or "not at all helpful") to 5 ("a great deal" or "very helpful"). Mean responses were: 3.1 and 3.0 for 2 items assessing perceived impact on communications, 3.8-4.0 for 6 items assessing perceived helpfulness, 3.0 and 3.10 for 2 items assessing impact on affecting oncologists' communication with patients and assistance with challenging conversations, respectively, and 3.6 for whether using the CD-ROM was worth their time. Self-report of how much oncologists had used the covered skills before and after intervention showed a perceived increase (2.8 before and 3.2 after). Conclusions: Findings suggest the tailored interactive CD-ROM has promise for use and acceptance among oncologists. Practice implications: If ultimately found effective in changing oncologist's communication with patients, the CD-ROM's widespread dissemination should be explored.
AB - Objective: Assess use of and reactions to an interactive, tailored CD-ROM to enhance oncologist-patient communication. Methods: Participating oncologists (n = 48) agreed to have patient interactions audio recorded, be randomly assigned to receive/not receive a CD-ROM, have CD-ROM usage monitored (intervention group) and complete a follow-up survey. Results: Twenty-one of 24 in the intervention group reported using the CD-ROM. Median usage minutes were 63.8. At follow-up, oncologists rated the CD-ROM from 1 ("none" or "not at all helpful") to 5 ("a great deal" or "very helpful"). Mean responses were: 3.1 and 3.0 for 2 items assessing perceived impact on communications, 3.8-4.0 for 6 items assessing perceived helpfulness, 3.0 and 3.10 for 2 items assessing impact on affecting oncologists' communication with patients and assistance with challenging conversations, respectively, and 3.6 for whether using the CD-ROM was worth their time. Self-report of how much oncologists had used the covered skills before and after intervention showed a perceived increase (2.8 before and 3.2 after). Conclusions: Findings suggest the tailored interactive CD-ROM has promise for use and acceptance among oncologists. Practice implications: If ultimately found effective in changing oncologist's communication with patients, the CD-ROM's widespread dissemination should be explored.
KW - Oncologist
KW - Physician-patient communication
KW - Tailored intervention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2009.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2009.02.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19321287
AN - SCOPUS:69249211144
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 77
SP - 90
EP - 96
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 1
ER -