Views of cancer specialists on referring a child with advanced cancer to palliative care
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/06/014397
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
Participants
a.Paediatric oncologists and paediatric haematologists b.Adult medical oncologists and adult haematologists if 25% of their clinical practice involves treating children with either solid or haematological malignancy
c.Consultant level practice
Setting
a.Cancer hospitals or tertiary hospitals with cancer care service
b. Have access to palliative care services
Exclusion Criteria
Participants
a.Trainee oncologists
b.Radiation, clinical and surgical oncologists
Setting
a.Private oncology clinics situated independently of a hospital setting
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Views of oncologists and haematologists about referring a child with advanced cancer to palliative careTimepoint: Qualitative Interviews - Single time point
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Factors facilitating or hindering the referral <br/ ><br>Views of oncologists and haematologists about the scope and benefit of referral <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Qualitative interview - single time point