Thomas F Hack1,2,3,4, J Dean Ruether5,6, Marshall Pitz7,8, Brian Thiessen9, Lesley F Degner10, Dan Chateau11. 1. College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. thack@sbrc.ca. 2. Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. thack@sbrc.ca. 3. St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. thack@sbrc.ca. 4. Asper Clinical Research Institute, Room CR3018, 369 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada. thack@sbrc.ca. 5. Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada. 6. Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. 7. Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 8. Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 9. Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 10. College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 11. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the impact of a primary treatment consultation recording on perception of being informed, satisfaction with cancer care, satisfaction with the oncologist, and psychological distress in patients with brain tumors. METHODS: This was a prospective, double-blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial conducted in 3 Canadian cities, in which patients who had their initial treatment consultation recorded were assigned to either receive their digital recording or not. It was hypothesized that patients who received their recording would realize statistically significant benefit on the outcomes of interest at 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months post-consultation in comparison to patients who did not receive their recording. Outcome measures included the following: Patient Satisfaction with Cancer Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PrestMan Satisfaction with Doctor Scale, and Perception of Being Informed Scale. RESULTS: Of the 246 eligible patients, 133 participated (60.9% male; age M=52.4 years; 53.4% grade IV disease). Of these, 63 received their consultation recording and 70 did not. Intention-to-treat analysis showed that, compared to baseline, patients who received their consultation recording reported being more fully informed about their disease and treatment at 1 week post-consultation than patients who did not receive their recording (p = 0.007), but this finding was no longer significant at 3 and 6 months. There were no statistically significant differences observed between the two groups on the measures of satisfaction with cancer care, satisfaction with the doctor, and depression or anxiety at any assessment time point, though the study was under-powered. CONCLUSION: The study findings show that primary treatment consultation recordings may provide limited benefit beyond brain tumor patients' perception of being informed, despite being highly valued by these patients, and high listening rates among their significant others. The lack of statistical power should be considered when interpreting the findings. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT01866228.
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the impact of a primary treatment consultation recording on perception of being informed, satisfaction with cancer care, satisfaction with the oncologist, and psychological distress in patients with brain tumors. METHODS: This was a prospective, double-blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial conducted in 3 Canadian cities, in which patients who had their initial treatment consultation recorded were assigned to either receive their digital recording or not. It was hypothesized that patients who received their recording would realize statistically significant benefit on the outcomes of interest at 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months post-consultation in comparison to patients who did not receive their recording. Outcome measures included the following: Patient Satisfaction with Cancer Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PrestMan Satisfaction with Doctor Scale, and Perception of Being Informed Scale. RESULTS: Of the 246 eligible patients, 133 participated (60.9% male; age M=52.4 years; 53.4% grade IV disease). Of these, 63 received their consultation recording and 70 did not. Intention-to-treat analysis showed that, compared to baseline, patients who received their consultation recording reported being more fully informed about their disease and treatment at 1 week post-consultation than patients who did not receive their recording (p = 0.007), but this finding was no longer significant at 3 and 6 months. There were no statistically significant differences observed between the two groups on the measures of satisfaction with cancer care, satisfaction with the doctor, and depression or anxiety at any assessment time point, though the study was under-powered. CONCLUSION: The study findings show that primary treatment consultation recordings may provide limited benefit beyond brain tumorpatients' perception of being informed, despite being highly valued by these patients, and high listening rates among their significant others. The lack of statistical power should be considered when interpreting the findings. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT01866228.
Authors: Staci D Arnold; Leslie M Forman; Bart D Brigidi; Karen E Carter; Holly A Schweitzer; Heather E Quinn; A Bebe Guill; James E Herndon; Renee H Raynor Journal: Neuro Oncol Date: 2008-02-26 Impact factor: 12.300