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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Education 2/2013

01.06.2013

Development of a Question Prompt List as a Communication Intervention to Reduce Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment

verfasst von: Susan Eggly, Rifky Tkatch, Louis A. Penner, Lorna Mabunda, Janella Hudson, Robert Chapman, Jennifer J. Griggs, Richard Brown, Terrance Albrecht

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Education | Ausgabe 2/2013

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Abstract

Racial disparities have been found in the use of chemotherapy as cancer treatment. These disparities may be, in part, due to well-documented differences in the quality of communication during clinical interactions with oncologists and Black versus White patients. In this study using a community-based participatory research approach, academic researchers, community members, and oncologists formed a partnership to develop a communication intervention to address racial disparities in cancer care. Partners developed a question prompt list (QPL), a simple tool that can be used to improve communication, and thus treatment, during clinical interactions in which oncologists and Black patients discuss chemotherapy. Partners endorsed the use of a QPL, provided specific suggestions for content and format, conducted and analyzed qualitative interviews with Black patients receiving chemotherapy, and approved the final version. The feasibility and effectiveness of the QPL that resulted from this research process are currently under evaluation in a separate study
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Metadaten
Titel
Development of a Question Prompt List as a Communication Intervention to Reduce Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment
verfasst von
Susan Eggly
Rifky Tkatch
Louis A. Penner
Lorna Mabunda
Janella Hudson
Robert Chapman
Jennifer J. Griggs
Richard Brown
Terrance Albrecht
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Education / Ausgabe 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Elektronische ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-013-0456-2

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