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Animations about Clinical Trial Participation for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Occa, Aurora, Morgan, Susan E.·2019·Journal of Health Communication

Abstract

Communicating about clinical trials and medical research is challenging. An appropriate communication is essential to reduce some of the barriers associated with poor patients' enrollment in clinical trials and with patients' uninformed consent or uninformed refusal. An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of educational animations compared to brochures with and without visuals, and with the materials currently used by the NIH. These materials focused on explaining placebos, randomization, the steps necessary to enroll in a clinical trial, and how and by who patients' protection is ensured. A total of 1194 cancer patients and survivors completed this 4 by 4 experiment through a Qualtrics panel. The findings showed that animations improved participants knowledge about and attitudes toward clinical trials and were more effective than brochures presenting information from the NIH, especially for those individuals with low motivation and low ability to comprehend health-related information. Several evidence-based theoretical explanations of the functioning of animations are provided.

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Authors
Occa, A., & Morgan, S. E.
Affiliations
  • University of Kentucky (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Occa, Aurora
Venue
Journal of Health Communication
Published
2019-09-21
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
749-760
ISSN
  • 1081-0730 (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0415
OpenAlex
W2973439892
Cited by
19
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2
FWCI
3.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Health Communication (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Keywords
clinical trial participation, cancer patients, cancer survivors, educational animation, brochures, informed consent, informed refusal, placebo, randomization, patient knowledge, attitudes toward clinical trials, health information understanding, health literacy, patient motivation, patient protection
MeSH terms
Cancer Survivors, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Clinical Trials as Topic, Computer Graphics, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Pamphlets, Patient Education as Topic, Patient Selection, Young Adult

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