Evaluation of Pilgrims Hospices rapid response community end of life service in East Kent
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Topic: National Cancer Research Network, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting ThemesNot ApplicableSubtopic: All Cancers/Misc Sites, Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics)Disease: All, Health Services Research
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN32119670
- Lead Sponsor
- East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1005
Inclusion Criteria
1. All patients referred to the Pilgrims Hospices during the study and who die during the data collection period will be entered into the study.
2. All carers and bereaved carers who are able to consent will be eligible to participate.
3. Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
Carers and bereaved carers not capable of giving consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient preferred place of death
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Carer quality of life and well-being - Carer outcomes will be measured at baseline on patient intake and 8 months later using self completion postal questionnaires. The outcome measures included in the questionnaire are the short-form SF12, measure of anxiety and depression (HADS), a measure of health utility (EQ-5D), and caregiving demand measured at baseline only.<br>2. Cost evaluation