Opposition to Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures by Aged Hospitalized Patient
Completed
- Conditions
- AgingEpidemiologyRefusal, TreatmentQualitative Research
- Interventions
- Other: Census
- Registration Number
- NCT03373838
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
- Brief Summary
The main object is to identify and understand why some hospitalized aged patients oppose himself to treatment or diagnosis procedure. This mixed study will used a census in a geriatrics department and a qualitative research.
- Detailed Description
To complete qualitative study, interview will also be conducted with : patients, general practitioner, relative and home carers. An observation of geriatric multidisciplinary staff will be done for better understanding of complexity.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
- geriatric department inpatient.
- presenting opposition to medical or diagnosis procedure
- covered by French Social Security System
- agreed to participate to the study
Exclusion Criteria
- They did not express himself an opposition
- They disagree to participated
- For qualitative research only : major neurocognitive disorder (MMSE <10).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Qualitative interview Census Individual qualitative interview. Census Census Epidemiological study. Sociodemographic and medical survey.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30 individual semi-structured interviews 1 year Qualitative data analysis and theorical saturation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 100 medical survey 1 year Statistical analysis
100 demographic survey 1 year Statistical analysis
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
🇫🇷Besancon, France