Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer
Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel intervention, the Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program (Geriatric Comskil Training) for multidisciplinary healthcare providers (HCPs). Methods: Three 2-h modules comprised the training: Geriatrics...
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| author | William E. Rosa Kerry Cannity Aimee Moreno Cara Cardillo Elizabeth A. Schofield Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki Patricia A. Parker Ruth Manna Yesne Alici Christian Nelson Koshy Alexander Smita C. Banerjee |
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| description | Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel intervention, the Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program (Geriatric Comskil Training) for multidisciplinary healthcare providers (HCPs). Methods: Three 2-h modules comprised the training: Geriatrics 101, Cognitive Syndromes, and Shared Decision-Making. Modules consisted of didactic knowledge, exemplary videos, and experiential learning role plays with standardized patients. We collected pre- and post-training data from 11 HCPs (module evaluations, self-efficacy, communication skills uptake in interaction with standardized patients, perceived ageism) and 44 patients (perceived HCP empathy, satisfaction with HCP communication). Results: HCPs rated all modules high, with over 90% agreement on all course evaluation items assessing involvement, critical thinking, and reflectiveness, and significant improvements in self-efficacy. HCPs demonstrated an uptake in communication skills from pre- to post-training in agenda setting and overall skill use and reported promising trends towards lower ageism scores (d = 0.58). Promising trends in patient-reported HCP empathy (d = 0.39) and satisfaction with communication (d = 0.29) emerged from pre- to post-training. Conclusion: Continued efforts are needed to strengthen HCP education related to geriatric communication across the cancer continuum. Innovation: The Geriatric Comskil Training demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and increases in self-efficacy and communication skills uptake for HCPs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-481305481dd648939934c8dfe56d05022022-12-22T03:52:06ZengElsevierPEC Innovation2772-62822022-12-011100066Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancerWilliam E. Rosa0Kerry Cannity1Aimee Moreno2Cara Cardillo3Elizabeth A. Schofield4Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki5Patricia A. Parker6Ruth Manna7Yesne Alici8Christian Nelson9Koshy Alexander10Smita C. Banerjee11Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAFairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022, USA.Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel intervention, the Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program (Geriatric Comskil Training) for multidisciplinary healthcare providers (HCPs). Methods: Three 2-h modules comprised the training: Geriatrics 101, Cognitive Syndromes, and Shared Decision-Making. Modules consisted of didactic knowledge, exemplary videos, and experiential learning role plays with standardized patients. We collected pre- and post-training data from 11 HCPs (module evaluations, self-efficacy, communication skills uptake in interaction with standardized patients, perceived ageism) and 44 patients (perceived HCP empathy, satisfaction with HCP communication). Results: HCPs rated all modules high, with over 90% agreement on all course evaluation items assessing involvement, critical thinking, and reflectiveness, and significant improvements in self-efficacy. HCPs demonstrated an uptake in communication skills from pre- to post-training in agenda setting and overall skill use and reported promising trends towards lower ageism scores (d = 0.58). Promising trends in patient-reported HCP empathy (d = 0.39) and satisfaction with communication (d = 0.29) emerged from pre- to post-training. Conclusion: Continued efforts are needed to strengthen HCP education related to geriatric communication across the cancer continuum. Innovation: The Geriatric Comskil Training demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and increases in self-efficacy and communication skills uptake for HCPs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772628222000516GerontologyGeriatricsCommunicationAgeismCancerOncology |
| spellingShingle | William E. Rosa Kerry Cannity Aimee Moreno Cara Cardillo Elizabeth A. Schofield Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki Patricia A. Parker Ruth Manna Yesne Alici Christian Nelson Koshy Alexander Smita C. Banerjee Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer PEC Innovation Gerontology Geriatrics Communication Ageism Cancer Oncology |
| title | Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| title_full | Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| title_fullStr | Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| title_short | Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| title_sort | geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer |
| topic | Gerontology Geriatrics Communication Ageism Cancer Oncology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772628222000516 |
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