Videos and Questionnaires in Assessing Patient Perception of Physician's Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism During Clinic Visits

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare patients' perception of physicians' compassion after they watch the first
scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a physician using a standard
electronic health record (EHR) and the other one portraying a physician using an integrated
model of EHR during communication.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare patients' perception of physicians' compassion after they watch the second
scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a physician using a standard
electronic health record (EHR) and the other one portraying a physician using an integrated
model of EHR during communication.

II. To compare patients' perception of physicians' communication skills after they watch each
scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a physician using a standard EHR and
the other one portraying a physician using an integrated model of EHR during communication.

III. To compare patients' perception of physicians' professionalism after they watch each
scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a physician using a standard EHR and
the other one portraying a physician using an integrated model of EHR during communication.

IV. To compare patients' perception of physicians' compassion, communication skills and
professionalism after they watch two scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a
physician using a standard electronic health record (EHR) and the other one portraying a
physician using an integrated model of EHR during communication.

V. To compare patients' preference after they watch two scripted-video vignettes of
physicians sequentially: one portraying a physician using a standard EHR and the other one
portraying a physician using an integrated model of EHR during communication.

VI. To examine patients' perception of EHR in healthcare delivery. VII. To establish
demographic and clinical factors of patients preference for the physician.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Patients complete questionnaires and watch a video portraying a physician using a
standard electronic health record (EHR) and then another portraying a physician using an
integrated model of EHR during communication over 35 minutes.

GROUP II: Patients complete questionnaires and watch a video portraying a physician using an
integrated model of EHR and then another portraying a physician using a standard EHR during
communication over 35 minutes.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with a diagnosis of cancer either early disease or advanced cancer defined as
locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic disease.

- Outpatients (either new referrals or follow-ups) seen in the Supportive Care Clinic.

- English speaking.

- Patients with normal cognitive status (Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale [MDAS] =<
6/30) who can understand the nature and purpose of the study and have the ability to
complete the consent process.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who are experiencing severe symptom distress, including severe emotional
distress and cognitive dysfunction, which may interfere with study participation. This
will be measured by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and Memorial Delirium
Assessment Scale (MDAS), and will be determined by the principal investigator and/or
attending physician who is caring for the patient during that visit.