The goal of this study is improving patient-centered communication for young people with advanced heart disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
62
This arm involves the collaborative completion of a 2-page communication preferences document between a primary physician and an adolescent/young adult patient. Physicians will participate in a 1-hour training led by study principal investigator featuring didactic, multimedia, and experiential-based learning to support the facilitation of the WE CHATT intervention with patients.
Usual/standard care will be provided. Physicians randomized to the control arm will not receive training in the WE CHATT communication intervention.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Physician Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Post Clinician Survey
Satisfaction was based on the answers for 12 questions in which clinicians selected from a Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) -Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Patient/Caregiver Overall Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey
Parent/Caregiver completed 12 questions in which participants selected from a Likert scale from Strongly disagree (1) to Strongly agree (5). The scores ranged from 12-60; higher scores indicated greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Physician Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention From Physicians Based on the Post Clinician Survey
Physicians answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Patient/Caregiver Satisfaction With the We Chatt Intervention Based on the Patient/Caregiver Survey
Patient/Caregiver answered 1 question on a scale from 0 to 10 (with 0 being worst and 10 being best)
Time frame: 2 weeks (after intervention)
Time (Measured in Minutes) to Complete We Chatt the Intervention by Clinicians
Number of minutes to complete the intervention was collected on clinician survey.
Time frame: 30 minutes (approximately)
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