CONDOL01: Evaluation on the Experience of Bereavement, of a Medical Consultation, Proposed by a Letter of CONDOLence to the Patients' Relatives Versus Standard Practice After the Death of the Patient

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

432 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-24

Study Completion Date

2022-06-04

Brief Summary

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The aim of this randomized multicenter study is to evaluate the impact in offering the condolence letter to the family caregivers (indicated as the reliable person by the patient himself at each hospitalization) and a bereavement consultation with the reference physician.

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Detailed Description

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The hypothesis is that offering the opportunity to clarify questions about the patients' terminal care will influence positively the grieving process. In particular, the study team hypothesized that psychological morbidity will be reduced (main objective) as well as some aspects of QOL (secondary objective). It is also assumed that the situations of conflict (solicitations for medical records, number of legal procedures) will be reduced.

Conditions

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Caregivers

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

FAMILY_BASED

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group A

letter of condolence offering to the reliable person a post-death consultation with the reference physician (sent between J15 and J30 post death)

Letter of condolence and post-death medical consultation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Process of sending a letter of condolence with consultation proposition.

Group B

no intervention, i.e without a letter of condolence proposing a consultation with the reference physician

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Letter of condolence and post-death medical consultation

Process of sending a letter of condolence with consultation proposition.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient died in the institution
* Patient for which the reliable person has been identified
* Acceptation of the reference physician to send a letter of condolence with the proposed consultation