Health services research
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients:
Adult (= 18 years) patients with advanced cancer,
- who require palliative medical care or who are expected to require such care within the next six months
- who are about to be dis
- and who have agreed to participate in the clinical trial of the European Pal-Cycles project (WP3). The WP3 clinical trial will be conducted in seven European countries (Germany, Great Britain, the N
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Sponsors
Department of Primary Care, Radboud University Medical Centre
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with advanced cancer, - who require palliative medical care or who are expected to require such care within the next six months - who are about to be discharged from inpatient to primary care; - and who have agreed to participate in the clinical trial of the European Pal-Cycles project (WP3). The WP3 clinical trial will be conducted in seven European countries (Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Hungary). Health care professionals: The healthcare staff of the participating departments (medical and nursing staff as well as other professionals who are in contact with the patients in the departments: Patient Admission, Case Management, Social Worker, Psychooncologist and Spiritual Counsellor) will be invited to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to give informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Analysing the influence perceived by cancer patients of socio-cultural factors on their care and access to care in seven European countries (Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Hungary). - Analysing the diversity of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of care in terms of age, profession, religion, migration background and languages spoken. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analysing the resources made available to or requested by healthcare professionals to improve equity of care in their departments. | — |
Countries
Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactLukas Radbruch
Klinik für Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn,
Outcome results
None listed