Revie ?: pilot study of an intervention that aims to promote the dignity of persons with advanced cancer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Advanced cancer patients, palliative careCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12497093
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Institute of Training and Care Research (IUFRS) (Institut Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche en Soins)
- Brief Summary
2016 Protocol article in http://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-016-0101-z protocol 2017 Abstract results in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-017-0218-2 S6 (added 14/06/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults (aged 18 years or older) with advanced cancer (T3 or T4, or the presence of metastases)
2. Adequate health status to participate in the study, as determined by clinical consensus between nurses and physicians
3. Able to cognitively understand
4. Consent to inclusion in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients diagnosed with cognitive disorders related to memory loss or disturbances of speech that would not allow for a constructive exchange,
2. with insufficient command of the French language to complete the study questionnaires.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of participants recruited: timepoint: end of recruitment: May 2016<br>2. Intervention retention rates. timepoint: end of recruitment: May 2016<br>3. Acceptability of the intervention for patients: semi-directed interview about the process and questionnaire about acceptability (T2 post- intervention)<br>4. Acceptability for nurses delivering the intervention in terms of fidelity (adherence structured content), resources mobilized, and practice change. Diary , focus group and questionnaire end of recruitment: May 2016
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Sense of dignity, with The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) questionnaire (T0 baseline + T2 post intervention) <br>2. Post traumatic growth, with The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) (T0 baseline + T2 post intervention) <br>3. Satisfaction with life, with The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (T0 baseline + T2 post intervention)