Communication Issues in Patient/Provider Discussions of Immunotherapy
Emory University
Summary
This trials studies communication issues in patient and provider discussions about immunotherapy. The goal of this study is to describe where patients have heard about immunotherapy, what the participants understand about it, how physicians and other healthcare workers describe immunotherapy, and how educational videos may support patient knowledge about immunotherapy.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To identify misestimations about the risks and benefits of immunotherapy resulting from media hype or other sources and assess if these misestimations persist post-provider conversation about immunotherapy. II. To qualitatively describe patient reported misunderstandings and to assess patient understanding of technical terms and metaphors used in the immunotherapy conversation. III. To identify provider and patient preferences for information to be communicated about immunotherapy. IV. Develop videos that describe immunotherapy and test their efficacy in improving un…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * AIMS 1-3: All patients and providers who may have a discussion about immunotherapy at the Winship Cancer Institute * AIM 4: Any cancer patient
Interventions
- OtherEducational video
Testing an educational video
- OtherInterview
Participate in interview
- OtherObservation
Undergo observation
Locations (2)
- Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, Georgia
- Atlanta VA Medical CenterDecatur, Georgia