Development and Evaluation of a Decision Aid to Support Patients' Participatory Decision-Making for Tumor-Specific and Palliative Therapy for Advanced Cancer: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To support advanced cancer patients and their oncologists in therapeutic decisions, we aim to develop a decision aid (DA) in a multiphased, bicentric study. The DA aims to help patients to better understand risks and benefits of the available treatment options including the options of standard palliative care or cancer-specific treatment (ie, off-label drug use within an individual treatment plan).

Objective

This study protocol outlines the development and testing of the DA in a pre-post study targeting a heterogeneous population of advanced cancer patients.

Methods

In the first step, we will assess patients' information and decisional needs as well as the views of the health care providers regarding the content and implementation of the DA. Through a scopi

SUBMITTER: Laryionava K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature