- Title
- Preferences for life expectancy discussions following diagnosis with a life-threatening illness: a discrete choice experiment
- Creator
- Waller, Amy; Wall, Laura; Mackenzie, Lisa; Brown, Scott D.; Tattersall, Martin H. N.; Sanson-Fisher, Rob
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1010536 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1010536
- Relation
- Supportive Care in Cancer Vol. 29, Issue 1, p. 417-425
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05498-7
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Purpose: To explore in a sample of adult cancer patients: (1) the relative influence of initiation source, information format and consultation format on preferred approach to life expectancy disclosure using a discrete choice experiment (DCE); and (2) whether patient age, cancer type and perceived prognosis were associated with preferences within the three attributes. Methods: A DCE survey of adult solid tumour and haematological cancer patients. Participants chose between three hypothetical scenarios about life expectancy disclosure consisting of three attributes: initiation source (i.e. doctor versus patient-initiated discussion), information content (i.e. estimate presented as best-worst-typical length of life case scenario versus median survival time) and consultation format (i.e. two 20-min versus one 40-min consultation). Respondents selected their most preferred scenario within each question. Results: Three hundred and two patients completed the DCE (78% consent rate). Initiation source was the most influential predictor of patient choice. More preferred a doctor deliver life expectancy information as soon as it is available rather than waiting for the patient to ask (59% vs 41% z = - 7.396, p < 0.01). More patients preferred the two 20-min rather than the one 40-min consultation format (55% vs 45%, z = 4.284, p < 0.01). Information content did not influence choice. Age, cancer type, and patient-perceived prognosis were not associated with preferences. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals should assess cancer patients' preferences for engaging in life expectancy discussions as soon as they have this information, and ensure patients have adequate time to consider the information they receive, seek additional information and involve others if they wish.
- Subject
- oncology; haematology; discrete choice experiment; life expectancy; communication; patient-centred care; Sustainable Development Goals; SDG 7
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1425713
- Identifier
- uon:38299
- Identifier
- ISSN:0941-4355
- Rights
- This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in the Supportive Care in Cancer. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05498-7
- Language
- eng
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