The SHARE Study: Pilot Study of a Communication Intervention Designed to Elicit Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients' Preferences and Goals.

ABSTRACT: Background: Helping seriously ill cancer patients identify and communicate their care preferences improves outcomes. Objective: The aim of this study was to pilot test the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention designed to elicit patients' preferences and goals of care and share them with their oncology teams. Design: A single-arm pilot study of a 2.5-minute video, 3-page brief questionnaire, and a wallet card with question prompts was conducted. Primary outcomes were feasibility (≥60% approach-to-consent ratio, ≥60% participants rated the intervention positively) and acceptability (≥60% recommended the intervention). Secondary outcomes, measured pre- and post-intervention, included patient anxiety and distress, hope, quality of life, and

SUBMITTER: Wright AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature