The overall study objective of this trial study is to identify and evaluate strategies to improve the accessibility of the video education with result dependent disclosure (VERDI) model, increasingly utilized as a pre-genetic testing (pretest) education alternative in clinical practice, to better serve a more diverse patient population at risk for hereditary cancers.
Age ≥ 18 years
Current or prior diagnosis of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, renal cancer, melanoma, or sarcoma
Ability to understand spoken or written English or Spanish in a healthcare context
Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Prior cancer genetic testing
Prior germline genetic testing
Active hematologic malignancy (e.g. chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
Currently pregnant
Parallel
Video Education
BehavioralInvestigator-developed, professionally animated and produced 8-minute video (Video Education) summarizing the core educational components of a genetic counseling visit
Genetic Counseling
BehavioralStandard genetic counseling
Video Education Acceptability (Qualitative Interview Study)
Pre- and post-test of knowledge of hereditary cancer risk and cancer genetic counseling with qualitative patient interview question domains and instruments to assess understanding of language and imagery of video education as correlated with measures of health literacy.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Collaborator
