The MuSt-PC: a Feasibility Study on Intent to Use a Tool With Regard to Symptom Management

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-18

Study Completion Date

2025-02-28

Brief Summary

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A study on the intent to use a tool (MuSt-PC) to manage symptoms of patients in a palliative care trajectory.

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Detailed Description

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A survey study will be conducted to evaluate if GHCPs have the Intention to Use (IU) MuSt- PC in daily practice. GHCPs are recruited via the connections of the seven Centers of Expertise in Palliative Care. To invite them to participate in the study, the GHCPs are approached directly via e-mail or telephone. Participating GHCPs will be educated on how to use MuSt-PC (educational materials and instruction webinar). GHCPs will be asked to use the CDSS for five individual patients. Every time after using MuSt-PC they will be asked to answer additional questions about their experience with using MuSt-PC in that specific instance. After using MuSt-PC for five patients, they are requested to fill out a comprehensive questionnaire about their overall experiences with using the CDSS.

Conditions

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Palliative Medicine

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

A targeted sample of healthcare providers (HCPs) who are not specialized in palliative care (GHCPs) constitutes the study population.

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

A survey study will be conducted to evaluate if GHCPs have the Intention to Use (IU) MuSt-PC in daily practice.

Interventions

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Survey

A survey study will be conducted to evaluate if GHCPs have the Intention to Use (IU) MuSt-PC in daily practice.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Residents (in Dutch: Arts In Opleiding tot Specialist (AIOS) or Arts Niet In Opleiding tot Specialist (ANIOS)), medical specialists and nurse practitioners working in the following disciplines are invited to participate:

* General practice
* Nursing home
* Hospital:

* Clinical geriatrics
* Medical oncology
* Radiation oncology
* Pulmonology
* Cardiology

Exclusion Criteria

HCPs who were formally trained in palliative care ("kaderopleiding palliatieve zorg", "Masteropleiding Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals at Cardiff University" or "post-HBO opleiding palliatieve zorg") and/or who have been or are currently a consultant of a palliative care consultation team are considered specialists in palliative care, are excluded from participation.

GHCPs (e.g. nurses) who cannot independently decide about CDSS recommendation adherence, including drug interventions, are excluded from participation.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes