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Clinical Trials/DRKS00024164
DRKS00024164CompletedNot Applicable

ong-distance caregiving at the end of life - LoCatE

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Palliativmedizin0 sites33 target enrollmentStarted: January 25, 2021Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
33

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to one (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Family caregivers (= 18 years of age) of living or deceased adult patients with a malignant or non-malignant life-limiting chronic disease. Caregivers must be due to geographical distance (other place of residence) unable to have daily face-to-face contact with the patient and must give a positive answer to the following screening question: Do you perceive yourself as a long-distance caregiver?
  • Individuals, irrespective of their sex and ethnic background, may participate.
  • Having received comprehensive oral and written information about the nature, the content and aim of the study and about study participation, caregivers provide written informed consent in order to be eligible to participate in the project.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria are: (1) cognitive impairment such as dementia, (2) insufficient cognitive skills to answer interview questions, (3) significant emotional distress during interview, and/or (4) caregivers of patients deceased >1 year prior to the caregivers' study participation.

Investigators

Sponsor
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Palliativmedizin

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