Acute Leukemia, Lymphoma
Conditions
Keywords
Spiritual dimension, Hematologic cancer, Acute leukemia, Lymphoma, Nurse interview, Quality of life
Brief summary
Pilot study on feasibility of taking into account spiritual dimension in nurse's care of patients with haematologic cancer
Detailed description
Patients with acute leukaemia or lymphoma will be invited to have three interviews centered on spiritual issues on a six-eight months period. The intervention consist on 3 intervention interviews conducted at the beginning of the study and approximatively 2 and 4 months later (according to the program of medical care). Quality of life (FACT-G) and spiritual well-being (FACIT-SP12) scales will be completed at the beginning (before the first intervention interview) and at the end of the study (approximately 2 month after the third intervention interview, i.e. 6 to 8 month after the first interview). This pilot study will assess the proportion of patients who will accept to enter in the study and to complete it.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSpiritual Interview
Three patient interviews (45 to 60 minutes) will be conducted by the study nurse at the beginning of the study and approximately 2 and 4 month later, according to the program of the medical care. Each interview will be conducted according the active listening method of Carl Rogers.
Sponsors
University Hospital, Toulouse
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with acute leukaemia or lymphoma, in the first month of hospitalisation after primary diagnosis or firs relapse * More than 17 years old * French language * Having signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Patients requiring palliative care * Important psychic vulnerability or severe psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of patients accepting to enter the study and to complete it on the 6 - 8 month period | 6-8 months | Number of patients having entered the study with regards to the number of the contacted patients, and number of patients having completed the six-eight month study with regards to the patients having entered the study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of entire completion of quality of life scales | 6-8 months | Rate of entire completion of functional assessment of cancer therapy - general and The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-Being 12 items scales whose values will be used in order to determine the sample size of a further randomised controlled trial |
| Number of contacted patients with regards to the number of eligible hospitalized patients | 6-8 months | — |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed