Getting ready for prime time: Recommended adaptations of an Empathic Communication Skills training intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma for a national multi-center trial

Abstract Building upon prior work developing and pilot testing a provider-focused Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training intervention, this study sought feedback from key invested partners who work with individuals with lung cancer (i.e. stakeholders including scientific and clinical advisors...

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Published in:Translational behavioral medicine 2023-09, Vol.13 (10), p.804-808
Main Authors: Banerjee, Smita C, Malling, Charlotte D, Shen, Megan J, Williamson, Timothy J, Bylund, Carma L, Studts, Jamie L, Mullett, Timothy, Carter-Bawa, Lisa, Hamann, Heidi A, Parker, Patricia A, Steliga, Matthew, Feldman, Jill, Pantelas, Jim, Borondy-Kitts, Andrea, Rigney, Maureen, King, Jennifer C, Fathi, Joelle T, Rosenthal, Lauren S, Smith, Robert A, Ostroff, Jamie S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Report
Care and treatment
Evaluation
Evidence-based medicine
Lung cancer
Patient outcomes
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Summary:Abstract Building upon prior work developing and pilot testing a provider-focused Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training intervention, this study sought feedback from key invested partners who work with individuals with lung cancer (i.e. stakeholders including scientific and clinical advisors and patient advocates) on the ECS training intervention. The findings will be used to launch a national virtually-delivered multi-center clinical trial that will examine the effectiveness and implementation of the evidence-based ECS training intervention to reduce patients’ experience of lung cancer stigma. A 1-day, hybrid, key invested partners meeting was held in New York City in Fall 2021. We presented the ECS training intervention to all conference attendees (N = 25) to seek constructive feedback on modifications of the training content and platform for intervention delivery to maximize its impact. After participating in the immersive training, all participants engaged in a group discussion guided by semi-structured probes. A deductive thematic content analysis was conducted to code focus group responses into 12 distinct a priori content modification recommendations. Content refinement was suggested in 8 of the 12 content modification themes: tailoring/tweaking/refining, adding elements, removing elements, shortening/condensing content, lengthening/extending content, substituting elements, re-ordering elements, and repeating elements. Engagement and feedback from key invested multi-sector partner is a valuable resource for intervention content modifications. Using a structured format for refining evidence-based interventions can facilitate efforts to understand the nature of modifications required for scaling up interventions and the impact of these modifications on outcomes of interest. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05456841. An evidence-based provider-focused Empathic Communication Skills (ECS) training intervention to reduce patient experience of lung cancer stigma was successfully adapted for a national, virtually-delivered multi-center clinical trial. Lay Summary This study was done to get feedback from people who are involved with patients with lung cancer (PwLCs) including scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates on training in Empathic Communication Skills (ECS). The training is intended to reduce PwLCs experience of lung cancer stigma. The feedback is being used to help prepare for launching the training program in multiple cancer centers a
ISSN:1869-6716
1613-9860
DOI:10.1093/tbm/ibad048