Achieving Open Communication With Cancer Patients Through Audio and Videotapes

Rosenbaum, Ernest; Rosenbaum, Isadora

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“…At the 1977-1981 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetings, we presented complementary programs emphasizing the value of exercise, nutrition, and enhancing patient communication with friends/ family and physicians through audiotapes [30,31,32,34,35,36]. These ideas provided the foundation for the current SCSCP which was initiated in January 1999 as a free program for patients and their families.…”

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Cancer supportive care, improving the quality of life for cancer patients. A program evaluation report

Rosenbaum

Gautier

Fobair

et al. 2004

Supportive Care in Cancer

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Cancer supportive care, improving the quality of life for cancer patients. A program evaluation report

Rosenbaum

Gautier

Fobair

et al. 2004

Supportive Care in Cancer

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“…Because isolation is one way through which humans conceptualize death, when the prospect of dying due to cancer becomes more vivid, isolation can be especially distressing (Yalom, 1980;Yalom & Greaves, 1977). Even when family members want to talk freely, cancer can foment communication paralysis and denial (Rosenbaum & Rosenbaum, 1986;Spiegel, 1993) if family members or patients feel that they do not know how to begin the conversation, what to say, or when and how to say it (Spiegel, 1993). This is sadly ironic because cancer patients have reported that the kind of social support they most desire from family and close friends consists of expressions of concern and affection (Dakof & Taylor, 1990)-precisely those thoughts and feelings that occur naturally to those who are close to the patient.…”

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Perceived Benefits and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Brief Existential Family Intervention for Cancer Patients/Survivors

Garlan¹,

Butler

Siegel

et al. 2011

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This study assessed a range of benefits from participation in a brief existential intervention consisting of a semi-structured videotaped interview with cancer patients and their families designed to illuminate a life legacy for the family (the Life Tape Project [LTP]). Results indicated the majority reported intervention-specific benefits, especially in the areas of symbolic immortality (passing on personal values and philosophy), self-reflection and growth, and improved family cohesion and communication. Participants, particularly those who had perceived their cancer as a threat of death, serious injury, or threat to their physical integrity, and responded with intense fear or helplessness, also reported more general reductions in mood disturbance, improvements in aspects of well-being (including overall quality of life), satisfaction with the understanding they received, and enhanced cancer-related posttraumatic growth. In short, the LTP is a brief, inexpensive, existential intervention that can yield broad positive psychosocial changes for a majority of participants.

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“…Several studies have examined the use of consultation audio recordings to supplement recall or help reduce anxiety. Many studies agree that recall can be improved and anxiety can be reduced using audiotapes when patients are able to review them in a more comfortable setting or with a more comprehensive support structure of family or friends than is practical in a clinical office setting [ 7 , 22 - 29 ].…”

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Patient-Reported Use of Personalized Video Recordings to Improve Neurosurgical Patient-Provider Communication

Meeusen¹,

Porter²

2015

Cureus

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Background: Providing patients with a video recording of their visit with a medical professional is a common-sense method for improving patient-provider communication.Objective: To describe the patient and provider experiences to video recording clinical medical encounters and providing the patient with a copy of the video for informational purposes.Methods: Since 2009, over 2,800 patients of eight different neurosurgeons chose to be video recorded during their encounter with the doctor and were provided access to the recording to watch over again as a way to recall what the doctor had said. The video system was set up as a handheld video camera, and video files were downloaded and made accessible to patients via a secure Internet patient portal. Between 2012 and 2014, patients who participated were surveyed regarding their use of the video and what was recorded on the video. The experience of the providers from a clinical and medico-legal standpoint was also reviewed.Results: Three hundred and thirty-three responses to the survey were received (39.2% response rate). More than half of patients (N=333; 56.2%) watched their video more than once, and over two-thirds (N=333; 68.6%) shared their video with a family member, friend, or another physician. Patients self-reported improved memory after watching their videos (N=299; 73.6% could remember more) and 50.2% responded that having the video made them feel more “at ease” with their medical problem (N=299). Overall, 88.0% of respondents indicated that their video had been helpful to them, and 98.5% would recommend having future visits video recorded. No patient made a comment that the video was intrusive or had prevented them from being open with their doctor. Finally, in the high-risk specialty of neurosurgery, none of the 2,807 patients who have been recorded since 2009 have used a video in a medico-legal action.Conclusions: Patient responses to the recording system and having a copy of their video were very positive. Most respondents indicated that they had improved memory as well as decreased anxiety about their neurosurgical problem. There have been no legal challenges to date from giving patients access to the video recording. Our results indicate that the benefits to patients for expanding the use of video in medicine may outweigh perceived risks to providers.

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Achieving Open Communication With Cancer Patients Through Audio and Videotapes

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Cancer supportive care, improving the quality of life for cancer patients. A program evaluation report

Cancer supportive care, improving the quality of life for cancer patients. A program evaluation report

Perceived Benefits and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Brief Existential Family Intervention for Cancer Patients/Survivors

Patient-Reported Use of Personalized Video Recordings to Improve Neurosurgical Patient-Provider Communication

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