Journal article

Interventions to improve patient understanding of cancer clinical trial participation: a systematic review

CY Kao, S Aranda, M Krishnasamy, B Hamilton

European Journal of Cancer Care | Published : 2017

Abstract

Patient misunderstanding of cancer clinical trial participation is identified as a critical issue and researchers have developed and tested a variety of interventions to improve patient understanding. This systematic review identified nine papers published between 2000 and 2013, to evaluate the effects of interventions to improve patient understanding of cancer clinical trial participation. Types of interventions included audio-visual information, revised written information and a communication training workshop. Interventions were conducted alone or in combination with other forms of information provision. The nine papers, all with methodological limitations, reported mixed effects on a sma..

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