Engaging Patients in Decision Making: The Development and Pilot Testing of a Low Literacy Spanish Language Shared Medical Decision Tool for Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Therapy
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
To develop a shared decision-making (SDM) tool to help Spanish-speaking patients make decisions about their maintenance therapy
Description
Objectives: * Create a low literacy version of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool for ovarian cancer maintenance therapy for Spanish speaking individuals. * To explore the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating the SDM tool into routine clinical care for Spanish speaking individuals. * To estimate the effectiveness of the SDM tool on quality of the decision making in patients with ovarian cancer who are making decisions about maintenance therapy through a pilot study.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Study population: This study will enroll patients and clinical providers. Inclusion criteria: Patients • Eligible patients must be: 1) individuals ≥ 18 years with advanced stage high grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are receiving or have completed platinum-based chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and are potentially eligible to receive maintenance therapy; 2) able to understand, speak or read in Spanish. Exclusion criteria: Patients • Inability or unwillingness to sign informed consent Inclusion criteria: Clinicians • Eligible clinicians will include…
Interventions
- OtherShared Medical Decision Tool
standard of care
- BehavioralEngaging Patients in Decision Making
standard of care
- BehavioralLiteracy Spanish Language
standard of care
Location
- M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas