Evaluation of the Use of Multimedia to Enhance Patient and Family Understanding

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre60 enrolled

Overview

This study will investigate the potential impact of arts-informed, technology-based patient education material, and specifically, the role of multimedia imagery on patient comprehension, perceived satisfaction, anxiety levels, and informed decision-making.

Based on an inter-professional approach to support a new role in patient care, this research addresses both literacy and health literacy issues within the context of current challenges to healthcare delivery and associated fragmentation in continuity of care. Patient education is a key component in the delivery of comprehensive care and it is the potential for on-line patient education that provides the basis for research.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

The Role of Multimedia on Retention and Comprehension of Key Concepts for Surgical Options in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients.

Interventions

This group of patients will be exposed to multimediaOTHER

This group of patients will be exposed to multimedia

No MediaOTHER

This group will not be exposed to multimedia

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: The following inclusion criteria will be used: Participants must be: 1. Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients 2. A minimum age of 18 years or older 3. Able to read and write in English and/or French 4. Have a confirmed diagnosis of any of the following: 1. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma 2. Ductal carcinoma in situ (Grade III) 3. Lobular carcinoma in situ (Grade III) 4. Infiltrating lobular carcinoma 5. Have access to, and the ability to use, a computer Exclusion Criteria: * The following criteria will be reasons for exclusion from the study: 1. The participant has a serious psychiatric or cognitive impairment that would prevent the patient from completing the study requirements. 2. The participant has a previous history of breast cancer

Locations (2)

Royal Victoria Hospital, Cedars Breast Clinic

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Myrna Cabaluna, Manager, MUHC Education Portfolio

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Concept Grid

A likert scale measuring the comprehension and retention of key concepts in the research study.

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

DCS Conflict Scale

Traditional Decision Conflict Scale - The decisional conflict scale measures personal perceptions of: a) uncertainty in choosing options; b) modifiable factors contributing to uncertainty such as feeling uninformed, unclear about personal values and unsupported in decision making; and c) effective decision making such as feeling the choice is informed, values-based, likely to be implemented and expressing satisfaction.

Time frame: 1 year

Anxiety Scale - A.S. Zigmond and R.P. Snaith

A self-assessment scale that has been developed and found to be a reliable instrument for detecting states of depression and anxiety in the setting of a hospital medical outpatient clinic. This questionnaire is designed to help the doctor know how you feel.

Time frame: 1 year

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Scale

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) rating scale is a commonly used questionnaire. It is a screening questionnaire for psychiatric disorders.

Time frame: 1 year

Interactive Patient Education Oncology Module

We would like to know if the module helped the patient understand their disease and their available treatment options. It is a questionnaire to obtain feedback on its overall design.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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