Improving Patient Education for Lymphoma and Leukemia Inpatients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lymphoma; Leukemia
• Interventions: Other: Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching; Other: Verbal Teaching

• Registration Number: NCT02642510
• Lead Sponsor: Emory University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.

The experimental group will watch a DVD educational presentation of information about unit routines and activities; leukemia/lymphoma; treatment modalities and procedures; treatment of side effects; and patient and family members activities of importance to prevent infection and promote well-being during cancer treatment.

Participants in the control group will receive usual educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-12-30
• Primary Completion: 2017-02-20
• Study Completion: 2017-02-20
• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2017-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

For participants admitted for suspect diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma:

• Admission to the hematology/leukemia unit (6E) at Emory University Hospital with a suspected or actual new diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma within the past 24 hours
• English-speaking
• Completed education to at least the 6th grade level
• No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
• No central nervous system involvement of disease
• Physiologically stable
• Not at end of life
• No alterations in mental status
• Agrees to family member (family member; significant other; friend) participation in study and to selecting the individual who could participate

For Family Members:

• Willing to view DVD and read education booklet
• Selected by patient to participate
• English speaking
• No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
• No alterations in mental status
• Completed education to at least the 6th grade level

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Exclusion Criteria

• At end of life
• Altered mental status
• Significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
DVD Structured Education	Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching	Participants in this group will watch an educational DVD in addition to standard teaching by nursing staff.
DVD Structured Education	Verbal Teaching	Participants in this group will watch an educational DVD in addition to standard teaching by nursing staff.
Standard Educational Teaching	Verbal Teaching	Participants in this group will receive educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) Score	Post Educational Teaching (Up to 30 minutes)	Overall satisfaction will be measured with the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS).The QDTS is a 24 item survey to evaluate all of the teaching received by patients during their hospitalization prior to discharge. Each item on the survey is rated on a 0 to 10 numeric scale, with 0 representing an item was not addressed and 10 representing an item addressed a great deal. For each aspect of education or information being evaluated, participant are asked to rate the content of the education, as well as the delivery of the content.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analog scale (VAS) Score	Post Educational Teaching (Up to 30 minutes)	Participants are instructed to place a horizontal mark across the 100 mm vertical line anchored at one end with the words "No Anxiety" and at the other end "Worst Anxiety Imaginable" at the level of their anxiety about inpatient cancer treatment. Rating of anxiety for the study will be done by having the participant mark their anxiety level on a new, unmarked VAS. Scoring of the VAS is done by measuring in millimeters from the end of the vertical line with the anchor phrases of "no anxiety" to the intersection of the participant's mark on the vertical line. Possible scores on the VAS range from 0 to 100 millimeters with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emory University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States