Study Design, Participants, Procedures
anxiety, Cancer
CANCER
This randomized clinical trial was approved by the institutional review board of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. All participants provided written informed consent. The trial protocol and statistical analysis plan are available in Conversations were audiotaped and later transcribed. At the end of the consultation, patients completed questionnaires assessing their views about the information material they received, their overall satisfaction with the consultation, and their anxiety level. The participating physicians also completed a physician assessment questionnaire. In an exploratory open-label format, patients who returned for follow-up at 4 weeks (±7 days) openly received both the QPS and the GIS 30 minutes prior to seeing their physician and were encouraged to use the materials in preparation for their visit. After the visit, they indicated which of the materials they preferred.