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Is a Patient-Centred Family Meeting intervention feasible and acceptable in specialist palliative care units?

Professor Jane Phillips0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2016年8月11日最近更新:

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阶段
未知
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
40

研究概览

简要总结

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Non-randomised trial
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Open (masking not used)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 o limit(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • Patient inclusion criteria
  • (a)Adult patient aged over 18 years who have been admitted to a participating specialist palliative inpatient facility within the last 7 days;
  • (b)Have a terminal illness (a prognosis of less than 12 months, but expected to live at least 14 days i.e. the average length of the protocol);
  • (c)Able to identify a family member (or equivalent person) who consents to participate in the study involving attendance at the Patient-Centred Family Meeting or standard family meeting if convened;
  • (d)Are classified in accordance with the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) palliative care phases at time of recruitment as being either ‘Stable’, ‘Unstable’ or ‘Deteriorating’;
  • (e)Able to physically participate in a Patient-Centred Family Meeting assessed using the Australian Modified Karnofsky Performance Score and obtaining a score of greater than or equal to 30;
  • (f)Be able to read and speak English (patients who are visually impaired will be offered assistance with the consent forms and surveys);
  • (g)Be able to provide valid, informed consent.
  • Family inclusion criteria
  • (a)18 years of age or older;
  • (b)Invited by the patient to participate in a Patient-Centred Family Meeting;
  • (c)English language and cognitive skills are sufficient to complete baseline information and validated questionnaires and who are able to contribute effectively in the Patient-Centred Family Meeting or standard family meeting if convened;
  • (d)Be able to provide valid, informed consent and participate in the Patient-Centred Family Meeting.

排除标准

  • Patient exclusion criteria
  • a)Terminal phase (Phase 4 measured by the PCOC Phase assessment) or imminently dying;
  • b)Presence of delirium measured by validated tool e.g. NuDESC (Leonard et al.);
  • c)Be cognitively impaired measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination assessment with a score < 24/30;
  • d)Not able to identify a family member (or equivalent person) who agrees to participate in the Patient-Centred Family Meeting or standard family meeting if convened;
  • e)Not able to read and speak English;
  • f) Patients who experience significant family conflict such as an abusive family relationship or history of domestic violence.
  • Family exclusion criteria
  • (a)Less than 18 years of age;;
  • (b)Has been excluded by the patient to participate in the Patient-Centred Family Meeting;
  • (c)English language or cognitive skills are not sufficient to complete baseline information and validated questionnaires and who are unable to contribute effectively in the Patient-Centred Family Meeting or a standard family meeting if convened.

研究者

发起方
Professor Jane Phillips

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