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Patient Perceptions of the Relational Empathy of Healthcare Practitioners From the Department of Emergency Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT05102656

Active Not RecruitingNA

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions: COVID-19 Infection, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Interventions: Best Practice, Discussion, Questionnaire Administration

Countries: United States

This study investigates patients' perceptions of their doctor's or nurse's empathy during an in-person interaction with the doctor or nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) compared to during a video interaction with the doctor or nurse without PPE. The goal of this research study is to learn whether patients who visit the Acute Cancer Care Center at MD Anderson believe they get better (more empathetic) care from doctors who visit them in person wearing PPE or from doctors who visit them by video call and do not wear PPE.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* \>= 18 years old
* Able to speak and write in English
* Able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document
* Willing and able to complete the study assessment(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refuses to participate
* Too ill to participate, in the estimation of the patient's physician

Locations (1)

Houston, Texas, United States