Assessing Health Literacy and Interpreter Use in Radiation Oncology at LAC+USC Medical Center
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 35
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Understanding of radiation therapy information
研究概览
简要总结
This study assesses the health literacy and understanding of radiation therapy information during consultation in patients with prostate or breast cancer undergoing definitive radiation therapy. Health literacy is defined as "the capacity to obtain, process, and understand health information and services to enable sound health decisions." Information gained from this study, may help researchers develop appropriate modalities to enhance comprehension of radiation therapy, and therefore allow for improved patient decision making with medical treatment.
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess patient health literacy and understanding of critical radiation information during consultation in Spanish and English speaking patient in the department of radiation oncology at Los Angeles County (LAC) + University of Southern California (USC) utilizing a patient survey administered after consultation.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Correlate findings of radiation comprehension and satisfaction with validated measures of health literacy, acculturation, and socioeconomic status of patients.
TERTIARY OBJECTIVE:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All participants in this study will have cT1-4N0-1M0 prostate cancer or cT1-4N1-3M0 breast cancer, as clinically staged by the attending radiation oncologist following the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition
- •Non-metastatic breast or prostate cancer
- •Radiation consultation for definitive treatment
- •English or Spanish-speaking
排除标准
- •Any person with major cognitive deficit or psychiatric impairment
- •Any person, who with assistance by a family member or caregiver, is unable to complete a written survey
结局指标
主要结局
Understanding of radiation therapy information
时间窗: Up to 1 week
Patients will be given an internally developed questionnaire of 11 questions intended to ascertain understanding of basic radiotherapy information that is needed to make an informed decision. The questions with one answer will be given a +1 for correct and -1 for incorrect. The questions with multiple answers (toxicity) will be given a +1 for a correctly chosen side effect, and a -1 for an incorrect response. The total will be the patient's summary score.
次要结局
- Radiation comprehension and satisfaction(Up to 1 week)