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Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 1/2017

01-01-2017 | Original Article

Adapting an Australian question prompt list in oncology to a Norwegian setting—a combined method approach

Authors: Anita Amundsen, Bente Ervik, Phyllis Butow, Martin H. N. Tattersall, Svein Bergvik, Tore Sørlie, Tone Nordøy

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

A question prompt list (QPL) is an inexpensive communication aid that has been proved effective in encouraging patients to ask questions during medical consultations. The aim of this project was to develop a QPL for Norwegian cancer patients.

Methods

A multimethod approach was chosen combining literature review, focus groups, and a survey in the process of culturally adjusting an Australian QPL for the Norwegian setting. Participants were recruited from the University Hospital of North Norway. They were asked to review and comment on iterative drafts of the QPL.

Results

Eighteen patients, mean age 54, participated in the focus groups, and 31 patients, mean age 55, participated in the survey. Focus groups suggested that topics related to accompanying relatives, children as next of kin, and rehabilitation were important and should be added to the original QPL. The survey revealed that most questions from the original QPL were considered both useful and understandable. Although half of the patients found some questions about prognosis unpleasant, the vast majority considered the same questions useful. Questions regarding clinical studies, multidisciplinary teams, and public versus private hospitals had lower ratings of usefulness.

Conclusion

QPLs require some adjustment to the local cultural context, and a mixed method approach may provide a useful model for future cultural adaptation of QPLs. The present QPL has been adjusted to the needs of oncology patients in the Norwegian health care setting.
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Metadata
Title
Adapting an Australian question prompt list in oncology to a Norwegian setting—a combined method approach
Authors
Anita Amundsen
Bente Ervik
Phyllis Butow
Martin H. N. Tattersall
Svein Bergvik
Tore Sørlie
Tone Nordøy
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3380-2

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