Do communication training and patient education improve the conversation about treatment restrictions?

Recruiting

• Conditions: In English: treatment restrictions; advanced care planningIn Dutch: behandelbeperkingen, behandelwensen en -grenzen

• Registration Number: NL-OMON21126
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Medical Center Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 244

Inclusion Criteria

All new patients or known patients (>18 years) with whom potential treatment restrictions have not been discussed, that are scheduled for a visit at the internal medicine outpatient clinic are eligible for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with whom treatment restrictions have been extensively discussed prior to this study, patients who are unable to give informed consent and patients with insufficient command of the Dutch language in order to complete the patient education and questionnaires will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction about the conversation with the doctor, patient-doctor relationship (PDRQ-9 questionnaire), doctor’s satisfaction about the conversation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantitative analysis: decisional conflict (Decisional Evaluation Scale), shared decision-making (SDM-9-Doc), gender differences in previously mentioned outcomes<br /><br>Qualitative analysis: quality of the conversation on treatment restrictions, gender differences in communication styles regarding the conversation on treatment restrictions