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Cancer trial information leaflets 'not fit for purpose'- new studyPublic release date: 26-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Professor Mary Dixon-Woods md11@le.ac.uk 44-011-622-97262 University of Leicester
Patients 'baffled' by jargon say researchers
Patient information leaflets for cancer trials are not up to the job, reveals a new study from the University of Leicester.
Research published in the international journal Sociology of Health and Illness reveals that patients find the leaflets far too long and incomprehensible, and even intimidating.
"These information sheets are poorly aligned with patients' information needs and how they really make decisions about whether to join a cancer trial," said author Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Leicester Department of Health Sciences.
"Some patients did find them very useful, but many others paid them little attention. They preferred to rely on discussions they had with their doctor to make up their minds."
The study aimed to unravel the mystery of why cancer trial information sheets are so hard to get right. Conducted as a collaboration between the Departments of Health Sciences and Cancer Studies at the University of Leicester, it traced what happened in 13 cancer trials. It looked at information sheets from the time they were prepared by the researchers leading the trials, through being reviewed and approved by research ethics committees. The study interviewed 26 patients who were approached to take part in trials and were given the information sheets.
"We found that research ethics committee examine information sheets very carefully. They are genuinely keen to make sure that patients are not misled in any way and that the information sheets are easy to read. They very often ask researchers to make changes to make sure they are suitable," said author Dr Natalie Armstrong, Lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health.
"The problem is that information sheets are trying to do too many things. They end up having many of the features of a legal contract. Patients often find them far too long and incomprehensible, and even intimidating. In fact, many patients believed that the information sheets weren't really produced for their benefit at all, but were more about researchers and institutions 'covering their backs'".
One patient in the study said: "There was a lot of jargon that didn't really necessarily need to be in there. I think that there was a lot of information that sort of baffled you."
There are things that could be done to improve cancer trial information sheets, the study concludes.
"Rather than using standardised templates, it might be better to have a list of principles that could be used when writing information sheets. It could also be valuable to involve patients themselves in helping to write and review them," commented Dr Armstrong. "But we also have to accept that patients may continue to make their decisions about taking part in trials based on trust in their doctor, no matter how well written the information sheets are. We need to find ways to support doctors when recruiting to trials."
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The Health Research Authority (HRA), which helped fund the study, welcomed the work. Commenting that it offered new insights into the consent process and role of the participant information sheet, Hugh Davies, HRA Ethics Advisor said: "The HRA recognises the evident dissatisfaction around participant information sheets. It is currently rewriting guidance that will focus on key principles rather than proscriptive instruction. It will work with public, patients, researchers and others involved in regulation and governance of research to look at all aspects of seeking consent, beyond the written information provided. We will support our work with evidence and consensus (where it exists) from the fields of research, ethics and decision making. "
Notes
"Do informed consent documents for cancer trials do what they should?" by Natalie Armstrong, Mary Dixon-Woods, Anne Thomas, Gill Rusk and Carolyn Tarrant has been published by Sociology of Health and Illness. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01469.x/abstract
The study was funded by the Health Research Authority and the Trent Research and Development Unit.
Press contacts
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester. Email: md11@le.ac.uk; tel 44-116-2297262
Dr Hugh Davies, Ethics Advisor, Health Research Authority. Email: hughdavies@nhs.net; tel: 07979771284
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Cancer trial information leaflets 'not fit for purpose'- new studyPublic release date: 26-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Professor Mary Dixon-Woods md11@le.ac.uk 44-011-622-97262 University of Leicester
Patients 'baffled' by jargon say researchers
Patient information leaflets for cancer trials are not up to the job, reveals a new study from the University of Leicester.
Research published in the international journal Sociology of Health and Illness reveals that patients find the leaflets far too long and incomprehensible, and even intimidating.
"These information sheets are poorly aligned with patients' information needs and how they really make decisions about whether to join a cancer trial," said author Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Leicester Department of Health Sciences.
"Some patients did find them very useful, but many others paid them little attention. They preferred to rely on discussions they had with their doctor to make up their minds."
The study aimed to unravel the mystery of why cancer trial information sheets are so hard to get right. Conducted as a collaboration between the Departments of Health Sciences and Cancer Studies at the University of Leicester, it traced what happened in 13 cancer trials. It looked at information sheets from the time they were prepared by the researchers leading the trials, through being reviewed and approved by research ethics committees. The study interviewed 26 patients who were approached to take part in trials and were given the information sheets.
"We found that research ethics committee examine information sheets very carefully. They are genuinely keen to make sure that patients are not misled in any way and that the information sheets are easy to read. They very often ask researchers to make changes to make sure they are suitable," said author Dr Natalie Armstrong, Lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health.
"The problem is that information sheets are trying to do too many things. They end up having many of the features of a legal contract. Patients often find them far too long and incomprehensible, and even intimidating. In fact, many patients believed that the information sheets weren't really produced for their benefit at all, but were more about researchers and institutions 'covering their backs'".
One patient in the study said: "There was a lot of jargon that didn't really necessarily need to be in there. I think that there was a lot of information that sort of baffled you."
There are things that could be done to improve cancer trial information sheets, the study concludes.
"Rather than using standardised templates, it might be better to have a list of principles that could be used when writing information sheets. It could also be valuable to involve patients themselves in helping to write and review them," commented Dr Armstrong. "But we also have to accept that patients may continue to make their decisions about taking part in trials based on trust in their doctor, no matter how well written the information sheets are. We need to find ways to support doctors when recruiting to trials."
###
The Health Research Authority (HRA), which helped fund the study, welcomed the work. Commenting that it offered new insights into the consent process and role of the participant information sheet, Hugh Davies, HRA Ethics Advisor said: "The HRA recognises the evident dissatisfaction around participant information sheets. It is currently rewriting guidance that will focus on key principles rather than proscriptive instruction. It will work with public, patients, researchers and others involved in regulation and governance of research to look at all aspects of seeking consent, beyond the written information provided. We will support our work with evidence and consensus (where it exists) from the fields of research, ethics and decision making. "
Notes
"Do informed consent documents for cancer trials do what they should?" by Natalie Armstrong, Mary Dixon-Woods, Anne Thomas, Gill Rusk and Carolyn Tarrant has been published by Sociology of Health and Illness. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01469.x/abstract
The study was funded by the Health Research Authority and the Trent Research and Development Unit.
Press contacts
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester. Email: md11@le.ac.uk; tel 44-116-2297262
Dr Hugh Davies, Ethics Advisor, Health Research Authority. Email: hughdavies@nhs.net; tel: 07979771284
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Gaming is one of the most popular time pass for the youngsters now days. Most of the children are addicted to computer and new are being introduced every day. In the earlier stages, there were only 2 dimensional . Then, the games like Dave, Mario ruled over the computer screens. Now after the introduction of 3D technology, everything went beyond expectations and that run under higher graphic requirements were the favorites.
In the beginning its elves, the games were launched and sold through CDs. They were available at various CD stores across the world. But after the advent of the online trading, the sales of the CDs are also done from any point to any other point in the world. You can see many online trading websites in the Internet like eBay,Amazon etc. The games are sold not only in the form of CDs, but also in DVDs. After the introduction of the various gaming consoles, the gaming has achieved yetanother feat. These CDs and DVDs are now available on web. The payment methods are through PayPal, credit card etc.
The gaming consoles took over the control of the gaming. There are many companies introduced various forms of gaming consoles. These consoles are also belongs to various generations. The popular consoles available are the Nintendo, Xbox and Play Station. The Xbox is the gaming console by Microsoft and various series of Xbox were introduced and its count finally reaches at Xbox 360. The Play Station console is a flag ship venture by the Sony Incorporated of Japan. These offer some more graphics compared to the Pc as the memory is dedicated to the gaming only in a game console.
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?I have explained what Las Vegas real estate analysts base their analysis and predictions on and why they are wrong. The proof is in the current Las Vegas real estate market. ?As I wrote, we currently have less than 1390 foreclosures that are listed in the Las Vegas MLS that are not under contract and new listings go under contract awfully quickly.
Below is other controlling factors which are not fully discussed by other Las Vegas real estate analysts:
1: Las Vegas residential real estate is at least 15% undervalued as I have discussed in previous blogs, see the blog about Case Schiller Graph of Las Vegas home prices which you can see in
Why you should invest in Las Vegas real estate in 2011
All other Las Vegas real estate analysts predict a 10% decline in the meaningless median price in 2012. However, watch them change their tune shortly since recent newspaper articles have reported 2.5% increase in this meaningless median price. They will say they saw it coming a while ago, when months before they predicted a 10% decline just a few years ago!!!
I can?t talk with authority about the median number since I do not track all listings all over Las Vegas. However for the part of W. Las Vegas that I do track carefully, I predict at least a 10% appreciation in the $70,000-$200,000 price range for single family homes based on COMP over COMP method, which is the only way to arrive at a correct result.
What is comp over comp? Comparing how much a 4 bedroom 2000 square foot home in subdivision X in Las Vegas has sold for in the beginning of 2012 and the end of 2012. That is comparing the price of the same floor plan in a sub-division.
This is not the first time I have gone against all these analysts put together, nor will it be the last. What can I say; I am a warrior, really!!!
3: Home pricing in Las Vegas is mainly controlled by 5 major financial entities. They are Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Bank of America, and to a much lesser extent Wells Fargo and HUD. The rest are just bit players. Keep in mind that these ?banks? do control foreclosure pricing and have to approve short sales, non-distressed pricing follow the other two. ?If these banks play their cards right (yeah that would happen!!!) we could possibly see significant appreciation this year.
4: The new law (AB284) which took effect on Oct 1st, 2011 requires that?anyone filing a Notice of Default (NOD) in Nevada must?provide and include an affidavit stating that they are in possession of the actual note and deed of trust and that they have the authority to foreclose on the subject property, and this is the way it should be.?
There was a lot of noise that this will halt foreclosures in Nevada. Although Notices of Default went down by 70%-80%, foreclosing on properties didn?t fall nearly that much.
One of the reasons that I waited to do a real estate market report for 2012 was to see the actual effect of AB284, here it is:
Foreclosures from
Sold back to the bank
Sold to third party
total
1/1/2011-3/1/2011
3700
1015
4715
1/1/2012-2/29/2012
2115
1470
3625
?As you can see the total number of Greater Las Vegas foreclosures has dropped only by 23% in the first two months of 2012, however the all important number of foreclosures going back to the bank most of which would be listed in the Las Vegas MLS is down by 42% and that is significant, but the sky didn?t come down. The significance is due to the low number of foreclosures in inventory right now which is estimated at below 7000, including current listings in the Las Vegas MLS.
5: Nevada will receive 1.5 Billion from the bank settlements and another 750 million from Bank of America, some of which (Lord knows how much) will go toward cutting principal and other foreclosure assistance. Believe me this isn?t much but it will have some effect on our real estate market. Add up all these factors that I have discussed and you will see that our real estate market can?t really be only dependent on how many homes are under water or the unemployment numbers in Nevada.
Las Vegas real estate market is dynamic, not static and new factor come to play all the time.
However the overwhelming factor is Las Vegas real estate is undervalued and at this point, one of the safest investments on earth that give the investors a great shot at double digit return on the money in 5 years and this is the reason why Las Vegas broke the all time sales record last year and will smash that this year.
I have had great feedback from Las Vegas real estate investors on the 4 videos that I recorded about how I pick some of the best Las Vegas investment properties for my clients so I will repeat them here
Picking the best Las Vegas investment properties part 1
Picking the best Las Vegas investment properties part 2
Picking the best Las Vegas investment properties part 3
Picking the best Las Vegas investment properties part 4
?Las Vegas real estate market 2012 is a multi part blog I will get into some statistics next.
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