| Teaching advance care planning to medical students with a computer-based decision aid. | |
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PMID: 20632222 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Discussing end-of-life decisions with cancer patients is a crucial skill for physicians. This article reports findings from a pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of a computer-based decision aid for teaching medical students about advance care planning. Second-year medical students at a single medical school were randomized to use a standard advance directive or a computer-based decision aid to help patients with advance care planning. Students' knowledge, skills, and satisfaction were measured by self-report; their performance was rated by patients. 121/133 (91%) of students participated. The Decision-Aid Group (n = 60) outperformed the Standard Group (n = 61) in terms of students´ knowledge (p < 0.01), confidence in helping patients with advance care planning (p < 0.01), knowledge of what matters to patients (p = 0.05), and satisfaction with their learning experience (p < 0.01). Likewise, patients in the Decision Aid Group were more satisfied with the advance care planning method (p < 0.01) and with several aspects of student performance. Use of a computer-based decision aid may be an effective way to teach medical students how to discuss advance care planning with cancer patients. |
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Michael J Green; Benjamin H Levi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education Volume: 26 ISSN: 1543-0154 ISO Abbreviation: J Cancer Educ Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610343 Medline TA: J Cancer Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 82-91 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departments of Humanities and Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, C1743, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA, mjg15@psu.edu. |
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