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Palliative Care Unit Transfert Announcements

Conditions
Cancer
Registration Number
NCT03139188
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Brief Summary

The course of care of a patient with a cancer whose evolution is pejorative, is marked by difficult announcements, called "bad news". In the palliative phase, prognostic announcements are at the forefront. Of these, the announcement of a transfer to the Palliative Care Unit has not been the subject of any specific studies to the best of our knowledge. It therefore seemed interesting to us to explore the stakes of this particular announcement, a source of upheaval for the doctor and the patient, by gathering the point of view of each one.

The objective of our study is to analyze the methods of announcing a transfer to the Palliative Care Unit and the perception of this announcement by the doctor and his patient with an incurable cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients over 18 years old with solid cancer or malignant haemopathy in palliative phase transferred from a HUS service to the HUS UnASP and informed of this transfer by the originating doctor .

HUS senior hospital doctors, supporting patients with solid cancers or malignant hemopathies.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients whose clinical state does not allow for maintenance (tiredness, confusion) or difficult communication.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Analysis of semi-structured interviews exploring how the physician analyzes and feels the announcement of the transfer to the Palliative Care Unit and how the patient receives and disseminates this information72 hours after the transfer of the patient the to the Palliative Care Unit
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service : Unité de soins d'Accompagnement de soins de Support et de soins Palliatifs (UnASP)

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Strasbourg, France

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