The purpose of this study is to better understand communication between patients with lung cancer and their clinicians. The investigators are also interested in patient's perceptions of the quality of communication with his/her clinician and how these perceptions may impact patient outcomes. The clinician participating in this study and has given us permission to approach his/her eligible patients for study participation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
294
patients will fill out a questionnaire about their perceived stigma, satisfaction with communication, and psychological distress.
Then they will participate in a brief in-person interview about their perceived stigma during the clinical consultation
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent and follow-up only)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and follow-up only)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent and follow-up only)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Part 1: Systematic coding of clinical encounters and the perceived stigma within the clinical consultation
interview along with patient-reported data from the post-consultation questionnaire will be used.
Time frame: 1 year
Part 1: All variables (stigma, satisfaction with communication, psychological distress)
will be measured via post-consultation questionnaires
Time frame: 1 year
Part 2: We will pilot test the effectiveness of the empathic communication skills training module
for clinicians: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, fellows, residents, clinical nurses, and clinical nurse specialists by using the communication skills training module
Time frame: 1 year
# of patients referred to MSK's Tobacco Treatment Program (TTP)
will be determined via review of the medical record and/or Tobacco Treatment Program database
Time frame: 1 year
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Patients will fill out a questionnaire about their perceived stigma and satisfaction with their clinician's communication.
2-hour empathic communication skills training
pre-training SPA, post-training SPA
Clinicians will complete an evaluation assessing the empathic communication training module.
6 of the clinician's patients (3 pre-training, 3 post-training) will be recruited to complete brief surveys assessing clinician communication
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent and follow-up only)
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent and follow-up only)
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent and Follow-Up only)
Uniondale, New York, United States