Therapeutic decisions in the context of metatstatic lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Approximately 25 guideline-based qualitative interviews with patients and relatives as well as focus groups with employees of the Thorax Clinic on the following topics will be conducted, tran
Sponsors
Bristol Myers Squibb-Stiftung Immunonkologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) Guideline-based qualitative interviews - Patients: at least 18 years old; able to give consent; good German language skills; diagnosis of an incurable lung cancer (stage IV); willingness to participate in the study - Patient relatives: at least 18 years old; able to give consent; good German language skills; willingness to participate in the study (b) Focus group - Medical and nursing staff: Nursing staff of the oncological wards, the palliative care units and the chemotherapy outpatient clinic as well as doctors of the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH who work in oncology; at least 2 years of professional experience on the respective wards; good knowledge of German (c) Testing (Think-aloud method) - Patients: at least 18 years old; able to give consent; good German language skills; diagnosis of an incurable lung cancer (stage IV); willingness to participate in the study - Patient representatives: at least 18 years old; able to give consent; good German language skills; willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a) Guideline-based qualitative interviews - patients: Insufficient knowledge of German; is in a state of health that does not allow conversations due to a vital threat; has limitations in cognitive function, is a minor, unable to give consent - relatives of the patients: German language skills insufficient, underage, unable to give consent (b) Focus group - Medical and nursing staff: less than 2 years of professional experience on the oncology wards, the palliative ward or the chemotherapy outpatient clinic; nursing staff from other wards than those mentioned above; interns, visiting and visiting physicians (c) Testing (Think-aloud method) - patients: Insufficient knowledge of German; is in a state of health that does not allow conversations due to a vital threat; has limitations in cognitive function, is a minor, unable to give consent - patient representatives: German language skills insufficient, underage, unable to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aim of the project is to develop decision aids to improve patient care. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactLaura Unsöld
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH - Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg OnkologieArbeitsgruppe HeiMeKOM (Heidelberger Meilenstein KOMmunikation)
Outcome results
None listed