The Effect of Using the Question Prompt List on Shared Decision Making, Self-Efficacy in Decision Making, and Preferences for Participation Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Study Protocol

AuthorReza Negarandehen
AuthorZahra Yazdanien
AuthorRebecca Lehtoen
AuthorMarzieh Lashkarien
OrcidReza Negarandeh [0000-0002-7597-5094]en
OrcidZahra Yazdani [0000-0002-4848-8266]en
Issued Date2020-08-31en
AbstractBackground: There is increasing awareness that patients with cancer desire information as well as strategies to support their capacity to actively participate in informed decision-making. This study will evaluate outcomes of using a question prompt list (QPL) on shared decision making (SDM), decision-making self-efficacy, and preferences for participation among Iranian women with breast cancer, who are referred to a Tehran Comprehensive Cancer Center. Methods: This research will utilize a randomized controlled trial. The research population is patients with breast cancer, who are referred to the Oncology Radiotherapy Unit, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran following tumor resection. After completing baseline surveys (demographics and health survey, decision self-efficacy scale, and control preferences scale), participants will be randomized into either a control or a treatment group based on block design. The treatment group will receive routine care along with the QPL that provides information on decision-making relative to treatment options (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or both treatments) following meeting their oncologist. They will be trained to use the QPL which they will use to ask questions about their treatment choices when meeting with their physician or through computer-mediated modalities such as WhatsApp or other social messengers. These patients will have the opportunity to think about the treatment options and will be referred for medical treatment following their decision. The control group will receive routine care (physician discussion and receipt of treatment information). Following decision-making regarding treatment, the questionnaires will be administered (9-item SDM questionnaire, decision self-efficacy scale, and control preferences scale). Data will be analyzed using SPSS 16. Discussion: The current study will provide experimental evidence for the preliminary efficacy or lack of an intervention that has the potential to improve shared decision-making outcomes, a better understanding of personal preferences related to decision-making and self-efficacy in medical decision-making for Iranian patients with breast cancer.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/ijcm.103873en
KeywordShared-Decision Makingen
KeywordSelf-Efficacyen
KeywordPreferencesen
KeywordParticipationen
KeywordQuestion Prompt Listen
KeywordCanceren
KeywordIranen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleThe Effect of Using the Question Prompt List on Shared Decision Making, Self-Efficacy in Decision Making, and Preferences for Participation Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Study Protocolen
TypeMethods Articleen

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