Exploring the tension between 'patient and economy' in oncology - A qualitative study about economical influences on medical decisions
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Malignant neoplasmsC00-C97
- Registration Number
- DRKS00029976
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Medizinische Epidemiologie, Biometrie und InformatikMedizinische Fakultät | Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
oncologists and medical specialists who treat oncological patients in hospitals or in outpatient care
- medical students in their 4th or 5th year of study who have undergone a clinical traineeship in oncology ( in- or outpatient care)
Exclusion Criteria
Physicians and medical students without experiences in oncological care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method In semi-structured interviews physicians and medical students will be surveyed on the following topics:<br><br>- their experiences with and peceptions of economically influenced medical decisions in oncological care and how they affect the quality of care<br><br>- their perception under which contexts and conditions (1) medical decisions are (possibly) being influenced and (2) where medical decisions can be made patient-centered, without economical influences<br><br>- possible measures in order to reduce economical influences on medical decisions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Additionally, the interviewees will be asked about their working context (employer, work experience, occupational status).