Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer, incurable pathologies, palliative care
Brief summary
The course of care of a patient with a cancer whose evolution is pejorative, is marked by difficult announcements, called bad news. In the palliative phase, prognostic announcements are at the forefront. Of these, the announcement of a transfer to the Palliative Care Unit has not been the subject of any specific studies to the best of our knowledge. It therefore seemed interesting to us to explore the stakes of this particular announcement, a source of upheaval for the doctor and the patient, by gathering the point of view of each one. The objective of our study is to analyze the methods of announcing a transfer to the Palliative Care Unit and the perception of this announcement by the doctor and his patient with an incurable cancer.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients over 18 years old with solid cancer or malignant haemopathy in palliative phase transferred from a HUS service to the HUS UnASP and informed of this transfer by the originating doctor . HUS senior hospital doctors, supporting patients with solid cancers or malignant hemopathies.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients whose clinical state does not allow for maintenance (tiredness, confusion) or difficult communication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Analysis of semi-structured interviews exploring how the physician analyzes and feels the announcement of the transfer to the Palliative Care Unit and how the patient receives and disseminates this information | 72 hours after the transfer of the patient the to the Palliative Care Unit |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactVirginie LEROY, MD
Backup ContactLaurent CALVEL, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed