The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of teaching people how to give injections at home. The first is what we do now, which is teaching patients and/or their caregivers verbally and by giving written instructions. The second is what we do now (verbal and written instructions) along with a demonstration and practice using a needle and an injection pad that feels similar to skin and fat. This is being done to find the best method for teaching people to give an injection at home.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
51
Pre-teaching Evaluation: Patient * Pre-teaching Evaluation: Caregiver o To be completed immediately before the teaching. Administered by the nurse who will provide the teaching. The form utilized will depend on if the patient or caregiver will be administering the injection. * Post-teaching Evaluation: Patient Post-teaching Evaluation: Caregiver To be completed immediately after the teaching. Administered by the nurse who provided the teaching. The form utilized will depend on if the patient or caregiver will be administering the injection.
Post-injection Evaluation: Patient * Post-injection Evaluation: Caregiver o To be completed after the injection is administered (outside of MSKCC) by the patient or caregiver. The form utilized will depend on if the patient or caregiver has administered the injection. They will return this evaluation at the patient's next visit (2 weeks later). * Nurse Evaluation: Control * Nurse Evaluation: Model o To be completed immediately following the completion of the teaching by the nurse. The form utilized will depend on if the teaching was part of the control or intervention phase of the study.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
compare verbal and written teaching for injection teaching
with verbal and written teaching + simulation using an injection model, in terms of: * Patient/caregiver satisfaction * Patient/caregiver self-confidence * Nurse satisfaction
Time frame: 1 year
Assess for changes in patient self-reported
worry about injection before and after the injection teaching
Time frame: 1 year
Compare nurses' perceptions of patient/caregiver confidence levels
after injection teaching to actual patient/caregiver reported confidence levels
Time frame: 1 year
Compare the amount of nurses' time spent teaching
between the teaching modalities
Time frame: 1 year
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