Enhancing Clinician Communication About Sexual Health in Breast Cancer

Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Retention

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Study retention will defined as percentage of enrolled participants who complete all study surveys.

Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Intervention Completion

时间窗: 1 month

Intervention completion will defined as percentage of enrolled participants who complete participation in the podcast intervention.

Acceptability

时间窗: 1 week up to 1 month

Acceptability will be measured through the percentage of the sample endorsing 6 primary acceptability items favorably at two time points (1 week and 1 month; satisfaction, informativeness, relevance, ease of listening, likelihood to recommend, likelihood to impact practice).

Change in Clinician Outcome Expectancies for Sexual Health Communication

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Clinician outcome expectancies for sexual health communication will be measured using a 7-item scale asking about expected positive results in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating better expected outcomes. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in outcome expectancies over time.

Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Enrollment

时间窗: Baseline

Enrollment will be measured through measures of participant enrollment defined as the percent of eligible candidates approached who enroll in the pilot trial.

Change in Clinician Knowledge About Sexual Health and Related Communication

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Clinician knowledge about sexual health and communication will be measured using a 10-item scale asking about common sexual problems experienced by breast cancer patients and the most effective ways to communicate with patients about these issues. Knowledge scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more knowledge. Knowledge will be reported as the mean of items answered correctly. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in knowledge over time.

Change in Clinician Self-Efficacy About Sexual Health Communication

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Clinician self-efficacy about sexual health communication will be measured using a 3-item scale asking about confidence in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in self-efficacy over time.

Change in Clinician Comfort With Communicating About Sexual Health

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Clinician comfort with sexual health communication will be measured using a 7-item scale asking about comfort level in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating a higher level of comfort. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in comfort level over time.

Change in Clinician Communication About Sexual Health

时间窗: Baseline up to 1 month

Clinician communication about sexual health will be measured using a 3-item scale asking about recent communication practices around sexual health (initiating conversations, offering information, giving referrals). Mean scores range from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher amounts of communication. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in communication behaviors over time.