Palliative Care in General Practice: Cancer Patient/Carer Experience
NCT ID: NCT03243188
Last Updated: 2017-08-08
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
30 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2017-10-31
2018-12-31
Brief Summary
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Study Design: Qualitative interview study
Study Participants: Adult patients with cancer and palliative care needs, accompanied by their carers
Planned Sample Size: Up to 30 interviews with patients +/- their carers
Planned Study Period: October 2017 - December 2018
Research Question: What experience do adults with cancer, and carers, have of their GP's involvement in palliative care provision?
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Detailed Description
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Dr Emilie Green (EG) will then contact the potential participants by phone or in person (if they have previously given verbal consent for her to join their usual clinical staff on a home visit or when they are attending the day centre). The project will be discussed with each potential participant, and EG will answer any questions they may have, will assess for mental and physical capacity, and will arrange a mutually convenient time and location to meet for the interview.
Before starting the interview, EG will again make time to clarify any questions each participant may have. She will ask each participant to date/sign three consent forms before starting the interview (one for EG, one for the participant, and one for their notes at St Joseph's Hospice). If a joint interview is undertaken with a patient and their carer; both parties will individually sign their own consent forms. She will then ask questions relating to sociodemographic data (recording this on the Personal Information Sheet) e.g. age, living situation and diagnosis before starting the interview. The interviews will each last at least 30 minutes.
If participants decide that they would like a telephone interview, the process will be slightly different. EG will send three consent forms to each prospective participant (one for them to keep, and two for them to date/sign and send back by post) in a stamped addressed envelope. If the forms are not received within 3 weeks, EG will follow up with a phone call to the prospective participant, to clarify whether they still wish to participate. Only after she receives the two dated/signed consent forms will EG arrange a time with them for the telephone interview. She will then phone the participant from a private location that she does not share with other colleagues. She will collect sociodemographic information (which will be recorded on the Personal Information Sheet) before starting the interview (which will last at least 30 minutes.)
Qualitative data will be obtained through semi-structured interviews with adults with cancer and palliative care needs. Patients will be invited to bring their carer to the interview. EG will conduct and transcribe up to 30 audio-recorded semi-structured interviews, which will be carried out at the patient's preferred location (either at home, over the phone, or in a pre-booked room at St Joseph's Hospice). EG will ask questions relating to sociodemographic data (recording this on the Personal Information Sheet) prior to starting the interview.
EG will transcribe all interviews verbatim. Data will be analysed thematically and will adhere to the principles of the Framework Analysis developed by Ritchie and Spencer. Recurring themes and concepts will be identified using a constant comparative approach. Any contributions made by carers will be included and analysed as 'added value' data.This will enable us to explore if and how carers' perspectives contribute to our understanding of patient experience of their GP's involvement in palliative care.
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
OTHER
Study Groups
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Participants
Cancer patients with palliative care needs (+/- their carers)
Qualitative interview
Qualitative data will be obtained through semi-structured interviews with adults with cancer and palliative care needs. Patients will be invited to bring their carer to the interview. EG will conduct and transcribe up to 30 audio-recorded semi-structured interviews, which will be carried out at the patient's preferred location (either at home, over the phone, or in a pre-booked room at St Joseph's Hospice). EG will ask questions relating to sociodemographic data (recording this on the Personal Information Sheet) prior to starting the interview.
Interventions
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Qualitative interview
Qualitative data will be obtained through semi-structured interviews with adults with cancer and palliative care needs. Patients will be invited to bring their carer to the interview. EG will conduct and transcribe up to 30 audio-recorded semi-structured interviews, which will be carried out at the patient's preferred location (either at home, over the phone, or in a pre-booked room at St Joseph's Hospice). EG will ask questions relating to sociodemographic data (recording this on the Personal Information Sheet) prior to starting the interview.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Adult patients with a cancer diagnosis and their carers
* Able to understand and communicate in written and spoken English
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients without a cancer diagnosis
* Unable to understand written or spoken English
* Without mental and physical capacity to consent
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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King's College London
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jane Naismith
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
St Joseph's Hospice
Patrick White
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
King's College London
Heidi Lempp
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
King's College London
Locations
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King's College London
London, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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IRAS ID 225027
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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