This trial studies the impact of the breast cancer pathways program on the patient experience, including decision making and quality of life. Measuring how the breast cancer pathways program affects decision making and quality of life in patients may help doctors improve cancer education.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the impact of breast cancer pathways on patient experience, burden of decision making and quality of life in tertiary cancer center and community oncology practice. II. Identify modifiable factors that affect provider adoption of breast cancer pathways in tertiary cancer center and community oncology practice. OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Participants receive standard chemotherapy educational materials. Participants also complete surveys over approximately 22 minutes at the time of first chemotherapy infusion, and approximately 8 weeks after first chemotherapy infusion. GROUP II: Participants receive personalized information about their cancer, treatment, and side effects. Participants also complete surveys over approximately 22 minutes at the time of first chemotherapy infusion, and approximately 8 weeks after first chemotherapy infusion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
174
Receive standard chemotherapy educational materials
Receive personalized information about cancer, treatment, and side effects
Ancillary studies
Complete surveys
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
change in Patient quality of life
Assessed by surveys.
Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks
Change in Patient quality of decision
Assessed by surveys
Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks
Number of physician visits and diagnostic tests
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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