Clinical validity of the Japanese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia Scale

Kurita, Maya; Shimozuma, Kojiro; Morita, Satoshi; Fujiki, Yuki; Ishizawa, Kenichi; Eguchi, Hisae; Saito, Yuko; Ushirozawa, Nobuko; Wasada, Izumi; Ohashi, Yasuo; Eguchi, Katsumi

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“…The training program, assessed in this study, is a Belgian Interuniversity Curriculum - Communication Skills Training (BIC-CST) [17] designed specifically for residents. Transfer of learned skills has been assessed, on the one hand, by comparing satisfaction of patients interacting with trained and untrained residents and, on the other hand, by comparing trained and untrained residents' communication skills during a half-day of clinical round.…”

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“…The Belgian Interuniversity Curriculum - Communication Skills Training (BIC-CST) is a 40-hour training program designed for residents which includes a 30-h communication skills training module and a 10-h stress management module [17]. Sessions were spread bimonthly over an 8-month period.…”

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“…The aim of this study was to assess in a randomized controlled design the impact of a communication skills training program (The Belgian Interuniversity Curriculum - Communication Skills Training (BIC-CST)) [17] on the transfer by residents of learned skills during a half-day clinical round. Transfer was measured through the assessment of patients' satisfaction with residents' communication and through the assessment of residents' communication skills in a half-day of clinical round.…”

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Transfer of Communication Skills to the Workplace during Clinical Rounds: Impact of a Program for Residents

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Background and PurposeCommunication with patients is a core clinical skill in medicine that can be acquired through communication skills training. Meanwhile, the importance of transfer of communication skills to the workplace has not been sufficiently studied. This study aims to assess the efficacy of a 40-hour training program designed to improve patients' satisfaction and residents' communication skills during their daily clinical rounds.MethodsResidents were randomly assigned to the training program or to a waiting list. Patients' satisfaction was assessed with a visual analog scale after each visit. Transfer of residents' communication skills was assessed in audiotaped actual inpatient visits during a half-day clinical round. Transcripted audiotapes were analyzed using content analysis software (LaComm). Training effects were tested with Mann-Whitney tests and generalized linear Poisson regression models.ResultsEighty-eight residents were included. First, patients interacting with trained residents reported a higher satisfaction with residents' communication (Median = 92) compared to patients interacting with untrained residents (Median = 88) (p = .046). Second, trained residents used more assessment utterances (Relative Risk (RR) = 1.17; 95% Confidence intervals (95%CI) = 1.02–1.34; p = .023). Third, transfer was also observed when residents' training attendance was considered: residents' use of assessment utterances (RR = 1.01; 95%CI = 1.01–1.02; p = .018) and supportive utterances (RR = 0.99; 95%CI = 0.98–1.00; p = .042) (respectively 1.15 (RR), 1.08–1.23 (95%CI), p<.001 for empathy and 0.95 (RR), 0.92–0.99 (95%CI), p = .012 for reassurance) was proportional to the number of hours of training attendance.ConclusionThe training program improved patients' satisfaction and allowed the transfer of residents' communication skills learning to the workplace. Transfer was directly related to training attendance but remained limited. Future studies should therefore focus on the improvement of the efficacy of communication skills training in order to ensure a more important training effect size on transfer.

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Weekly Epoetin Beta Maintains Haemoglobin Levels and Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Non-Myeloid Malignancies Receiving Chemotherapy

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Fujiwara

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Prevalence and Incidence of Anemia in Japanese Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy

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Nishimura

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International Journal of Hematology

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Anemia in cancer patients has been under-recognized and little studied in Japan. To gain some insight into cancer-related anemia in Japanese patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy, we performed a single-center retrospective study of the prevalence and incidence of anemia in 148 patients with solid tumors treated at the Kyoto University Hospital Outpatient Oncology Unit. We classified the cases of anemia in accordance with the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 3.0). Of 148 patients, 65 (44%) were anemic at the start of chemotherapy, 19 (13%) of whom had anemia of grade 2 or higher. Chemotherapy further increased the number of anemic patients, with 125 (84%) being anemic at some point during chemotherapy, and 61 (41%) of these having anemia of grade 2 or higher. Among the 83 patients without anemia at the start of chemotherapy, 60 (72%) developed anemia during chemotherapy, 15 (18%) of whom had anemia of grade 2 or higher. This is the first report showing a high prevalence and incidence of anemia in Japanese patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy. Better recognition and management of cancer-related anemia are required in Japan. To this end, randomized controlled trials evaluating the effects of erythropoietic agents on patients' survival and quality of life are necessary.

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Clinical validity of the Japanese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia Scale

Abstract: The Japanese version of the FACT-An has higher clinical validity and can be used to appropriately assess health-related quality of life among Japanese cancer patients with anemia.

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Transfer of Communication Skills to the Workplace during Clinical Rounds: Impact of a Program for Residents

Transfer of Communication Skills to the Workplace during Clinical Rounds: Impact of a Program for Residents

Weekly Epoetin Beta Maintains Haemoglobin Levels and Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Non-Myeloid Malignancies Receiving Chemotherapy

Prevalence and Incidence of Anemia in Japanese Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy

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