Understanding and Addressing Patient and Provider Preferences Around Discussions of Cost of Breast Cancer Care

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that many cancer patients desire discussions of cost as part of their care, but that preferences for having cost discussions with their physicians vary. Further, the investigators hypothesize that providers can introduce the topic of cost into clinical conversations in a balanced way and that this will improve shared decision making and patient uptake of offers of financial counseling which will lead to improved financial well-being, patient satisfaction with providers, and satisfaction with treatment decisions. Aim 1: Further understand patient preferences and attendant associations for cost discussions through a patient survey of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Aim 2: Study the influence of provider communication about cost on shared decision making, uptake of financial counseling, financial well-being and satisfaction through an intervention to encourage discussion of cost by breast cancer surgeons with subsequent referral to financial counseling.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT03780491
Run by
University of Utah
People needed
100
Starts
2018-11-05
Expected to finish
2020-11-16
Last updated by the study team
2020-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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