Development of a cancer clinical trials multi-media intervention: Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You?

Abstract Objective To describe processes used to develop a multi-media psycho-educational intervention to prepare patients for a discussion about cancer clinical trials (CTs). Methods Guided by a Steering Committee, formative research was conducted to develop an informative and engaging tool about c...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2012-08, Vol.88 (2), p.232-240
Main Authors: Wells, Kristen J, Quinn, Gwendolyn P, Meade, Cathy D, Fletcher, Michelle, Tyson, Dinorah Martinez, Jim, Heather, Jacobsen, Paul B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic
Decision Making
Doctors
Female
Formative research
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Multimedia
Multimedia psychoeducational intervention
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Patient Participation
Perception
Program Development
Psychoeducational treatment
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Stakeholders
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Summary:Abstract Objective To describe processes used to develop a multi-media psycho-educational intervention to prepare patients for a discussion about cancer clinical trials (CTs). Methods Guided by a Steering Committee, formative research was conducted to develop an informative and engaging tool about cancer CTs. Twenty-three patients and caregivers participated in formative in-depth interviews to elicit information about perceptions of cancer CTs to inform production of a new media product. Results Formative research revealed participants had concerns about experimentation, held beliefs that cancer CTs were for patients who had no other treatment options, and wanted a balance of information about pros and cons of CT participation. The value of physicians as credible spokespersons and the use of patients as role-models were supported. Using iterative processes, the production team infused the results into creation of a multimedia psycho-educational intervention titled Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You? Conclusion An intervention, developed through an iterative consumer-focused process involving multiple stakeholders and formative research, may result in an engaging informative product. Practice implications If found to be efficacious, Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You? is a low-cost and easily disseminated multimedia psycho-educational intervention to assist cancer patients with making an informed decision about cancer CTs.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2012.03.011