Do we Prepare Patients for Their Digital Legacy? A Survey of Palliative Care Professionals in the West Midlands

Completed

• Conditions: Death

• Registration Number: NCT03092258
• Lead Sponsor: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

Conduct a questionnaire survey of palliative care professionals including doctors, nurses and social workers currently working within the West Midlands to establish how much the palliative care community in the West Midlands engage in preparing patients for their digital legacy and find out if there is a further education need in this community about digital legacy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-27
• Study Start: 2017-04-27
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-26
• Study Completion: 2017-06-26
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

• Palliative care professionals (medical, nursing and social worker) affiliated to a hospice in the West Midlands.

Exclusion Criteria

• Medical, nursing or social worker not working in a hospice in the West Midlands.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Professionals' behaviour.	6 weeks	Questionnaire establishing a baseline measure from which to monitor changes over time in professionals' behaviour.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Compton Hospice; 🇬🇧 Wolverhampton, United Kingdom