title: Implementing patient question-prompt lists into routine cancer care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the feasibility and acceptability of routine provision of patient question prompt lists (QPLs) to promote patient participation and patient-clinician communication in medical consultations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four cancer centres across NSW, Australia (two rural, two urban) were invited to participate, involving distribution of QPLs to patients seeing a medical or radiation oncologist, or palliative care clinician. Patients rated their satisfaction after their next consultation. Cancer specialists provided their views at the end of the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-four percent (389/606) of patients attending consultations received a QPL. Of patients offered a QPL (426), 91% accepted. Of 139 patients surveyed post-consultation, 89% reported reading the QPL and, of these, 44% referred to the QPL during the consultation at least once. All of 10 cancer specialists providing their views post-implementation reported that QPL implementation in routine practice was feasible and did not strain resources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cancer patients and cancer specialists showed support for routine dissemination of the QPL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For successful implementation of evidence-based tools we recommend promotion by local clinical champions, negotiation with clinic staff about dissemination methods, raised patient awareness through on-site project facilitators, media, consumer and support groups, and availability of resources in hard copy and via online sources.
authors: Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Medicine (CeMPED), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Aneta
authors: A
authors: Dimoska
authors: Phyllis N
authors: PN
authors: Butow
authors: Jodi
authors: J
authors: Lynch
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Hovey
authors: Meera
authors: M
authors: Agar
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Beale
authors: Martin H N
authors: MH
authors: Tattersall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires