Development of a cancer clinical trials multi-media intervention: Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You?

作者：Wells Kristen J^*; Quinn Gwendolyn P; Meade Cathy D; Fletcher Michelle; Tyson Dinorah Martinez; Jim Heather; Jacobsen Paul B

来源：Patient Education and Counseling, 2012, 88(2): 232-240.

DOI：10.1016/j.pec.2012.03.011

• Cancer
• Clinical trials
• Multimedia psychoeducational intervention
• Formative research

Objective: To describe processes used to develop a multi-media psycho-educational intervention to prepare patients for a discussion about cancer clinical trials (CTs). %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Guided by a Steering Committee, formative research was conducted to develop an informative and engaging tool about cancer CTs. Twenty-three patients and caregivers participated in formative in-depth interviews to elicit information about perceptions of cancer Cl%26apos;s to inform production of a new media product. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Formative research revealed participants had concerns about experimentation, held beliefs that cancer CTs were for patients who had no other treatment options, and wanted a balance of information about pros and cons of CT participation. The value of physicians as credible spokespersons and the use of patients as role-models were supported. Using iterative processes, the production team infused the results into creation of a multimedia psycho-educational intervention titled Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You? %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: An intervention, developed through an iterative consumer-focused process involving multiple stakeholders and formative research, may result in an engaging informative product. %26lt;br%26gt;Practice implications: If found to be efficacious, Clinical Trials: Are they Right for You? is a low-cost and easily disseminated multimedia psycho-educational intervention to assist cancer patients with making an informed decision about cancer CTs.

• 出版日期2012-8