Authors
Josephine M Clayton, Phyllis N Butow, Martin HN Tattersall, Rhonda J Devine, Judy M Simpson, Ghauri Aggarwal, Katherine J Clark, David C Currow, Louise M Elliott, Judith Lacey, Philip G Lee, Michael A Noel
Publication date
2007/2/9
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume
25
Issue
6
Pages
715-723
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Description
Purpose
To determine whether provision of a question prompt list (QPL) influences advanced cancer patients’/caregivers’ questions and discussion of topics relevant to end-of-life care during consultations with a palliative care (PC) physician.
Patients and Methods
This randomized controlled trial included patients randomly assigned to standard consultation or provision of QPL before consultation, with endorsement of the QPL by the physician during the consultation. Consecutive eligible patients with advanced cancer referred to 15 PC physicians from nine Australian PC services were invited to participate. Consultations were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed by blinded coders; patients completed questionnaires before, within 24 hours, and 3 weeks after the consultation.
Results
A total of 174 patients participated (92 QPL, 82 control). Compared with controls, QPL …
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