Communication Issues in Patient and Provider Discussions of Immunotherapy

Description

This trials studies communication issues in patient and provider discussions about immunotherapy. The goal of this study is to describe where patients have heard about immunotherapy, what the participants understand about it, how physicians and other healthcare workers describe immunotherapy, and how educational videos may support patient knowledge about immunotherapy.

Conditions

Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This trials studies communication issues in patient and provider discussions about immunotherapy. The goal of this study is to describe where patients have heard about immunotherapy, what the participants understand about it, how physicians and other healthcare workers describe immunotherapy, and how educational videos may support patient knowledge about immunotherapy.

Communication Issues in Patient/Provider Discussions of Immunotherapy

Communication Issues in Patient and Provider Discussions of Immunotherapy

Condition
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Atlanta

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Decatur

Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * AIMS 1-3: All patients and providers who may have a discussion about immunotherapy at the Winship Cancer Institute
  • * AIM 4: Any cancer patient

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Emory University,

Rebecca Pentz, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

Study Record Dates

2025-08-01