Research Participants' High Expectations of Benefit in Early-Phase Oncology Trials: Are We Asking the Right Question?
Author(s) -
Kevin P. Weinfurt,
Damon M. Seils,
Li Lin,
Daniel P. Sulmasy,
Alan B. Astrow,
Herbert I. Hurwitz,
Roger B. Cohen,
Neal J. Meropol
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2011.40.6587
Subject(s) - optimism , medicine , clinical trial , informed consent , preference , spirituality , oncology , family medicine , alternative medicine , psychology , social psychology , pathology , economics , microeconomics
To determine whether patients' expectations of benefit in early-phase oncology trials depend on how patients are queried and to explore whether expectations are associated with patient characteristics.
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