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The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists | Experimental | Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes) |
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| Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer | Active Comparator | Patients of the physicians in group 1 |
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| Caregivers of Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer | Active Comparator | Family members or caregivers of the patients in group 2 |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Self-Efficacy Assessment | Behavioral | Health Care Professional's self-efficacy will be assessed by 12 ratings of self-reported confidence from (1) "strongly disagree" to (5) "strongly agree" in module-specific topics both before and after the training. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training | Measured by number of HCP successfully recruited for the training | 8 weeks |
| Participants satisfaction with Health Care Provider (HCP) training | Self-reported measure of satisfaction | 1 week |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Clinician Eligibility
Patient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Smita Banerjee, PhD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10065 | United States |
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| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | View source |
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| UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale | Behavioral | The UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale is a 14-item scale developed to assess health care providers' attitudes toward older persons and caring for older patients. |
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| Course Evaluations | Behavioral | The evaluation surveys for each of the three modules will contain fifteen statements assessing post-training attitudes regarding the skills learned and application of skills in oncology clinical practice, measured on a 5-point Likert scale. |
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| The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire | Behavioral | The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation. |
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| Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS) | Behavioral | Patients" perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS) |
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| Patient activation measure (PAM) scale | Behavioral | The PAM scale contains 22 items that assess patient engagement in their care process. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005770 | Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
| D008223 | Lymphoma |
| ID | Term |
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| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D008232 | Lymphoproliferative Disorders |
| D008206 | Lymphatic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
| D007160 | Immunoproliferative Disorders |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
| D014894 | Weights and Measures |
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| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |
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