Bone Marrow Transplant, GI Cancer, GU Cancer, Lymphoma
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-Efficacy Assessment
Health Care Professional's self-efficacy will be assessed by 12 ratings of self-reported confidence from (1) strongly disagree to (5) strongly agree in module-specific topics both before and after the training.
BEHAVIORALUCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale
The UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale is a 14-item scale developed to assess health care providers' attitudes toward older persons and caring for older patients.
BEHAVIORALCourse Evaluations
The evaluation surveys for each of the three modules will contain fifteen statements assessing post-training attitudes regarding the skills learned and application of skills in oncology clinical practice, measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
BEHAVIORALThe Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation.
BEHAVIORALConsumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
Patients perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
BEHAVIORALPatient activation measure (PAM) scale
The PAM scale contains 22 items that assess patient engagement in their care process.
Sponsors
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Clinician Eligibility * MSK medical oncology Health Care Professionals (HCP) - specifically identified as Attendings, fellows, or Advance Practice Professional (APP) - either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) from GI, GU Oncology, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant or Geriatrics Service (five services with a large number of geriatric patients) * Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report * Clinician has individual clinic consultations with patients in the target population: 65 years of age and over, English speaking, and patients who have had a new visit within the last 6 months. Patient Eligibility * MSK patients 65 years of age and over as per EMR * English speaking as per EMR * Being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or electronic medical record (EMR) * Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report * Patient had their first visit with the clinician within the last 6 months Caregiver Eligibility * English speaking as per EMR * Accompanying an MSK patient being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or EMR
Exclusion criteria
* N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training | 8 weeks | Measured by number of HCP successfully recruited for the training |
| Participants satisfaction with Health Care Provider (HCP) training | 1 week | Self-reported measure of satisfaction |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed