The involvement of early stage breast cancer patients during oncology consultations in Italy: a multi-centred, randomized controlled trial of a question prompt sheet versus question listing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate, prior to an oncology consultation, the use of a pre-prepared list of evidence based questions, Question Prompt Sheet (QPS), compared with a Question List (QL), a patient self-generated list of questions.

Design

Multi-centred, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Secondary-care patients attending three outpatient oncology clinics in Northern Italy.

Participants

308 women completed the study. Inclusion criteria were an age between 18 and 75 years, a recent diagnosis of early stage, non-metastatic breast cancer, adequate Italian language skills, no previous oncology visits and no evidence of cognitive impairment.

Intervention

Patients received the QPS or the QL prior to the consultation, completed it without suggestion or coaching

SUBMITTER: Bottacini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724137 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature