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Percieved communication barriers among nurses and patients in palliative care settings

An exploratory study on perceived nurse- patient communication barriers among nurses and patients in palliative care settings of selected hospitals in Udupi district, Karnataka. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096123
Enrollment
482
Registered
2025-10-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms Health Condition 2: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Health Condition 3: G00-G99- Diseases of the nervous system Health Condition 4: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism Health Condition 5: I00-I99- Diseases of the circulatory system Health Condition 6: N00-N99- Diseases of the genitourinary system

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses working in palliative care, who have experience working in palliative care settings for more than 3 months and give consent to participate in the study. Patients above the age of 18 who are receiving palliative care, gives consent to participate in the study and can read and comprehend instructions and answer questions on thier own accord

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nurses who are not full-time employees of the selected palliative care settings Patients with cognitive impairments, poor GCS/sedated, hearing and language impairment, intubated or with tracheostomy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Perceived nurse-patient communication barriers among nurses and patients in palliative care settingsTimepoint: At baseline and three months before the intervention, at three months, six months and one year after the intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Nurses perceived communication barriers with palliative care patientsTimepoint: At baseline & three months before the intervention, at three months, six months & one year after the intervention;Patients perceived communication barriers with nurses.Timepoint: At baseline & three months before the intervention, at three months, six months & one year after the intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sushmitha Ramona Karkada

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

anil.raj@manipal.edu7411892986

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026