Does Goal Elicitation Improve Patient Perceived Involvement

Stanford University90 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if goal elicitation among orthopaedic patients improves their perceived involvement in care.

This is a RCT with 2 intervention arms. In the first arm, the control arm, patients will be asked to complete a short questionnaire after their visit, to elicit demographic information and perceived involvement in care. The second arm, the intervention arm, will be asked to list 2 goals for their visit and complete a short questionnaire after their visit, to elicit demographic information and perceived involvement in care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Orthopedic Disorder

Interventions

Goal elicitationOTHER

Patients will be asked to list 2 goals for their visit

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * New patients visiting the orthopaedic service * English fluency and literacy Exclusion Criteria: * Returning patients * Children * Non-English speaking patients

Locations (1)

Stanford Health Care

Redwood City, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Perceived Involvement in Care Scale (PICS)

PICS measures the following: doctor facilitation of patient involvement, level of information exchange, and patient participation in decision making. Scale: 0-13, higher score means higher perceived involvement.

Time frame: Immediately after visit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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