Facilitating patient-oncologist communication in advanced treatment-resistant cancer: development and feasibility testing of a question prompt list.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients' expectations regarding medical information in advanced stages of cancer are still poorly understood. Tailoring information to advanced cancer patients is a subtle task. We developed a question prompt list (QPL) that serves as a patient-oncologist communication aid in France.

Methods

A four-step sequential mixed method involving patients with luminal B/triple-negative metastatic breast cancer or metastatic uveal melanoma (N = 110) and patients' partners, oncologists, and researchers (N = 18) was used. In-depth interviews and questionnaires focused on the information needed at the disclosure of metastasis or resistance to treatment (step 1), the formulation of questions and procedures for use in oncology visits (steps 2 and 3), and the acceptability of the

SUBMITTER: Rault A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351337 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature