Patient Reported Unmet Needs for Function and Supportive Occupational- and Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Interventions

NCT ID: NCT04066153

Last Updated: 2025-04-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-20

Study Completion Date

2019-11-08

Brief Summary

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Purpose: To determine unmet functional needs in patients referred to the Palliative Care Unit at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital will be asked to fill out self reported questionnaires regarding problem intensity, problem burden and felt needs, physical functioning, emotional functioning, fatigue, sleep, distress. Furthermore patients physical function will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

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Physical functioning is found to be an important predictor for survival and physical ability 'to do what one wants' affects quality of life in cancer patients in palliative care and their spouses. Despite this, physical functioning is reported as a neglected dimension in palliative care quality of life outcome measures, and advanced cancer patients report that they do not receive the help they need. The vast majority of patients with advanced cancer described unmet palliative care needs, and with the most frequently reported problems being; fatigue (73%), limitations doing physical activities (65%), limitations in work and daily activities (58%), worry (58%), difficulties with sexuality (54%), pain (52%) and problems with concentration (43%). Furthermore, limitations in physical functioning and physical activity is a leading cause of distress and psychological problems a rehabilitative approach in palliative care integrated in the interdisciplinary interventions to the patients must be maintained throughout the entire illness trajectory from diagnosis through treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care to address such problems.

However, prevalence of patient unmet needs and reported physical functioning and performance is reported to differentiate largely between palliative units.

In order to address the functional needs of patients receiving specialist palliative care studies of their specific needs are required. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the patient reported unmet needs for function and supportive occupational- and physiotherapy rehabilitation interventions in the palliative unit at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. Furthermore, we aim to investigate if observations, additional disease-specific patient reported outcomes and assessment of physical function and performance can support the unmet needs.

Conditions

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Cancer Kidney Diseases Heart Failure Neurologic Disorder Liver Diseases Pulmonary Disease Side Effect Quality of Life Physical Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients (≥ 18 years) referred to the Palliative Care Unit at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to read and understand Danish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jan Christensen

post doc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jan Christensen

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Occupational- and Physiotherapy, Rigshospitalet

Locations

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2018-418 6670

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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