Table 3.
Outcome | Measure | Baseline | Preconsultation | Postconsultation | Quarterly follow-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Purpose designed | X | |||
Medical communication self-efficacy | PEPPI | X | X* | X | X |
Quality-of-life | FACT-G, MQOL | X | X | X | |
Topics discussed in consultations | Purpose Designed | X | X | X | |
Information and involvement | DCPS, CISQ | X | X† | ||
Disease and prognostic understanding | Purpose designed | X | X | ||
End-of-life treatment preferences | Purpose designed | X | X | X | |
Hopes for treatment | Purpose designed | X | X | X | |
Acceptance and adjustment to cancer | PEACE | X | X | X | |
Consultation experiences | Purpose designed | X | |||
Satisfaction | Purpose designed | X* | X* |
*Completion by intervention arm only.
†Modified version of DCPS and CISQ reflecting achievement of decision/information preferences.
CISQ, Cassileth information styles questionnaire; DCPS, Degner control preferences scale; FACT-G, Functional assessment of cancer therapy—general questionnaire; MQOL, McGill Quality of Life questionnaire; PEACE, Peace, equanimity, and acceptance in the cancer experience questionnaire; PEPPI, Perceived efficacy in patient–physician interactions scale.