Measuring recall of medical information in non-English-speaking people with cancer: A methodology

Abstract

Background: Many patients who require an interpreter have difficulty remembering information from their medical consultations. Memory aids such as consultation audio-recordings may be of benefit to these patients. However, there is no established means of measuring patients’ memory of medical information. Objectives: This study aimed to develop a method for eliciting and coding recall of medical information in non-English-speaking patients. Design: This method, called Patient-Interpreter-Clinician coding (PICcode), was developed in the context of a phase II trial conducted in two outpatient oncology clinics in Melbourne, Australia, and was refined iteratively through consultation with an exp..