Heidelberg Milestone-Communication Approach (Heidelberger Meilenstein-Kommunikationskonzept, HeiMeKOM) - A Mixed-Method Study

Conditions

C30-C39

Siegle A, Unsöld L, Deis N, Krug K, Bossert J, Krisam J, Jung C, Jünger J, Wensing M, Thomas M, Villalobos M.

2022-12-223 citations

Krug K, Bossert J, Möllinger S, Deis N, Unsöld L, Siegle A, Villalobos M, Hagelskamp L, Jung C, Thomas M, Wensing M.

2022-05-263 citations

What patients with lung cancer with comorbidity tell us about interprofessional collaborative care across healthcare sectors: qualitative interview study

Jasmin Bossert, Johanna Forstner, Matthias Villalobos, Anja Siegle, Corinna Jung et al. (9 authors)

BMJ Open2020-08-018 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036495

Implementation of the milestones communication approach for patients with limited prognosis: evaluation of intervention fidelity.

Bossert J, Wensing M, Thomas M, Villalobos M, Jung C, Siegle A, Hagelskamp L, Deis N, Jünger J, Krug K.

2020-02-189 citations

10.1186/s12904-020-0527-1

The Heidelberg Milestones Communication Approach (MCA) for patients with prognosis <12 months: protocol for a mixed-methods study including a randomized controlled trial.

Siegle A, Villalobos M, Bossert J, Krug K, Hagelskamp L, Krisam J, Handtke V, Deis N, Jünger J, Wensing M, Thomas M.

2018-08-1415 citations

10.1186/s13063-018-2814-1

Interventions

Group 1: Physician-patient-communication as described in the HeiMeKOM-communication-concept: - Structured communication at four pivotal consultation moments in disease trajectory by an interprofession

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase 2 and 3 (process and outcome evaluation) Group interviews with employees and questionnaires: -Physicians and nurses participating in the communication training -Further physicians, nurses and other team members (further health professionals) -Capability to give consent Phase 3 (outcome evaluation) Study with patients: -Patients: requirements for milestone-consultations fulfilled (newly diagnosed incurable lung cancer (stage IV)), 18 years and older, capability to give consent, good knowledge of German language, willingness to participate in study -Relatives of patients: 18 years and older, capability to give consent, good knowledge of German language, willingness to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patient does not speak German -Patient is in a medical condition (e.g. acute life-threatening condition), which does not allow consultations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
There is no primary outcome for this project part. A primary outcome is defined in a further RCT (DRKS00013649) connected to this project.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes: Perception of empathy: Interviews with patients/relatives Shared decision-making: protocols of consultations, medical records, interviews with patients/relatives Further contacts with health system: Interviews with patients/relatives Further contacts/ consultations in Thoraxklinik Heidelberg: medical records Evaluation of the training: group interviews with participants of training, protocols of consultations, Kirkpatrick questionnaire (level 1 und 2) Interprofessional collaboration: UWE-IP questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes: Perception of empathy: Interviews with patients/relatives Shared decision-making: protocols of consultations, medical records, interviews with patients/relatives Further contacts with health system: Interviews with patients/relatives Further contacts/ consultations in Thoraxklinik Heidelberg: medical records Evaluation of the training: group interviews with participants of training, protocols of consultations, Kirkpatrick questionnaire (level 1 und 2) Interprofessional collaboration: UWE-IP questionnaire

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnja Siegle

Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH

anja.siegle@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221 396 8215

Outcome results

None listed