Exploring the value of structured narrative feedback within the Serious Illness Conversation-Evaluation Exercise (SIC-Ex): a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) has emerged as a framework for conversations with patients with a serious illness diagnosis. This study reports on narratives generated from open-ended questions of a novel assessment tool, the Serious Illness Conversation-Evaluation Exercise (SIC-Ex), to assess resident-led conversations with patients in oncology outpatient clinics.

Design

Qualitative study using template analysis.

Setting

Three academic cancer centres in Canada.

Participants

7 resident physicians (trainees), 7 patients from outpatient cancer clinics, 10 preceptors (raters) consisting of medical oncologists, palliative care physicians and radiation oncologists.

Interventions

Each trainee conducted an SIC with a patient, which was

SUBMITTER: Ko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826582 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature