Initial Test of the Time to Talk CARDIO (Creating a Real Dialogue In the Office) Program

Summary

This research focuses on communication practices between patients and health care professionals, like nurses, doctors, or physician assistants. The goal is to help improve communication about heart health issues.

This pilot (or Beta) study is designed to test our ability to recruit an appropriate sample of participants, and determine our ability to deliver and evaluate the effects of a web-based intervention. The investigators hypothesize that exposure to the intervention will result in measurable changes in self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding communication between patients and health care professionals.

Participants in this research study are being recruited from the people who currently receive care at the Richmond Family Health Center of the Oregon Health \& Science University. People who participate in this study will be between 55 and 70 years old, speak English as their preferred language, and have one of several possible diagnoses related to heart health. These could include, for example, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, or obesity.

Additionally, the investigators are recruiting a small number of health care professionals from the Richmond Family Health Center. Their participation will be similar to but separate from the participation of patients.

All participants will take two web-based surveys. Some participants will use a web-based tool that hopes to help improve communication between health care professionals and patients.

The surveys contain questions that explore the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of participants related to heart health and communication between health care professionals and patients.

Data analysis will focus upon identifying any changes that occurred in knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors with respect to health communication after using the web-based tool, as well as learning about what influences the quality and nature of communication between health care professionals and the patients they serve.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Interventions

DEVICE

Time to Talk CARDIO website

This interactive web-based training device involves the completion of a brief survey regarding communication experiences between patients and health care professionals. The pattern of responses to the survey generates a personalized set of short instructional videos which demonstrate effective communication skills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Clifford A Coleman, MD, MPH · Oregon Health and Science University

• Andrew F Pleasant, Ph.D. · Canyon Ranch Institute

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

55 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-09-30

Primary Completion

2009-12-31

Completion

2009-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations