The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of a consultation training program for physicians on the quality of their consultations of breast cancer patients regarding complementary medicine. We assume that the training program might enhance the communication of relevant information, empathy of the physicians or satisfaction with the consultation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
137
Brustzentrum am Vivantes Klinikum am Urban
Berlin, Germany
Brustzentrum im Sana-Klinikum Lichtenberg
Berlin, Germany
Brustzentrum, Klinik für Gynäkologie, Charité, Campus Mitte
Berlin, Germany
DRK Kliniken Westend, Brustzentrum
Berlin, Germany
Effectiveness of the training program
This is an exploratory study. The main aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program which will be achieved using the different outcome measures defined here as secondary outcome measures.
Time frame: day 1-7
Knowledge about complementary medicine in oncology and consultations (physicians)
Questions regarding different topics relating to complementary medicine in oncology and consultations of oncology patients
Time frame: day 1-7
Evaluation of each consultation session (physicians)
Evaluation of the consultation session by the physicians (e.g. time spent on the consultation, difficulties, empathy etc.)
Time frame: day 1-7
Empathy: CARE (patient)
Empathy is assessed via an adaption of the German version of the Consultation and Relational Empathy scale (CARE)
Time frame: day 1-7
Empathy: REM (patient)
Empathy is assessed via an adapted version of the Rating Scales for the Assessment of Empathic Communication in Medical Interviews (REM)
Time frame: day 1-7
Satisfaction with the consultation session (patient)
Satisfaction with the consultation session is assessed via questions developed by the study team.
Time frame: day 1-7
Quality of information (patient)
Quality of the information is assessed via questions developed by the study team
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Brustzentrum
Heidelberg, Germany
Brustzentrum der LMU München
München, Germany
Brustzentrum Klinikum Nürnberg-Nord
Nuremberg, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Frauenklinik und Poliklinik
Würzburg, Germany
Time frame: day 1-7
Qualitative analysis of focus groups (physicians)
Focus groups will be conducted with each group of physicians (trained and untrained). They will be analyzed using qualitative methods.
Time frame: day 1-7
Qualitative analysis of videotapings of consultation sessions
In each group (consulations by trained and by untrained physicians) 8 consultation sessions will be videotaped and analyzed with qualitative methods.
Time frame: day 1-7