Communication research

This trial tests whether a one-page communication aid can improve how physicians and patients with cancer discuss the diagnosis. The aid, completed before the consultation, summarizes the patient's disclosure preferences and questions. Researchers will compare outcomes like patie…

This pilot study at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital explores whether a guided writing exercise can help teenagers and young adults (ages 15-25) cope with their cancer experience. Participants will write about their experiences and then share their thoughts in an interview. …

This study trains community health workers to create and share personal stories and infographics on social media to promote flu, COVID-19, and other respiratory virus vaccines. Researchers will survey the health workers' social media followers to see if the messages change their …

This study tests whether a special training program called mastery learning can improve how anesthesiology residents handle difficult conversations with patients and families. Residents are randomly assigned to either the mastery training or standard learning. Researchers then me…

This study tests whether an extra phone call from a nurse after hospital discharge can help patients who speak Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Cape Verdean, or Vietnamese understand their care instructions better. About 60 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either s…