How to effectively tailor website information to older cancer patients' mode preferences : A Randomized Controlled Trial

INTERVENTION: In this randomized controlled trial (RCT), we will investigate the effects of exposure to a website that is tailored to colorectal cancer patients' mode preferences (offering choices between text only, text with illustrations, video or a combination of these modes) as compared to exposure to a website presenting the information in a fixed manner without offering choices, i.e. either text only, text with illustrations or video (from now on referred to as 'standardized information'). CONDITION: Cancer, E‐health, Older adults, Communication ; ; PRIMARY OUTCOME: Distress SECONDARY OUTCOME: Communication characteristics during consultation, patients' evaluation of the communication, recall of information, perceived quality of the decision making process and quality of care INCLUSION CRITERIA: a) written informed consent; b) referred to the outpatient clinic of the Gastro Intestinal Oncological Centre Amsterdam (GIOCA) of the AMC in Amsterdam for diagnostics on colorectal cancer c) aged 18 years or older; d) sufficient command of the Dutch language; e) no cognitive impairment (e.g. dementia) according to the medical record and f) access to the Internet.