Palliative patients
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Investigation of the subjective experience of a consultative conversation on advance directives among palliative patients using interviews.
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patient is being treated on the palliative care ward or by the palliative care consultation team of the University Medical Center Freiburg - A consultative conversation about advance directives is conducted with the patient as part of standard care - The patient has not yet completed an advance directive - The patient is physically, mentally and emotionally capable of participating in an interview lasting between 30-60 minutes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Patient has already completed an advance directive -Patient does not possess a sufficient knowledge of the German language -Patient’s general state of health is too poor to participate in an interview -Speech disorder that complicates transcription
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Investigation of the subjective experience of a consultative conversation about advance directives among palliative patients, particularly in regard to: expectations/fears, content and process, physician-patient communication, meaning and short-term effects (both thoughts and actions). The interviews are our main data source and will be content analyzed to identify common themes. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatharina Seibel
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Palliativmedizin
Outcome results
None listed