Development of a generic decision guide for patients in oncology: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients with cancer want to be involved in healthcare decisions. For adequate participation, awareness of one's own desires and preferences and sufficient knowledge about medical measures are indispensable. In order to support patient participation, a decision guide for patients with cancer was developed as part of a larger project called TARGET, which specifically aims to improve the care of patients with rare cancer.

Methods

The development of the decision guide took place from 08.2022 to 03.2023. The decision guide is a single component of a complex intervention that aims to facilitate decision support in cancer care for patients. For the development, existing development and evaluation studies of Question Prompt Lists (QPLs) were identified through syste

SUBMITTER: Schilling L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895154 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature