The Practice of Providing Palliative Care in the Situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Practice of Providing Palliative Care in the Situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Perspective of Physicians and Nurses - Survey Study (PEOpLe-C19-EN Study)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05089032

Acronym

PEOpLeC19-EN

Enrollment

215

Registered

2021-10-22

Start date

2023-05-01

Completion date

2024-02-29

Last updated

2025-03-14

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Conditions

COVID-19 Pandemic, End-of-life

Keywords

covid-19, Palliative Care, end-of-life

Brief summary

The practice of providing palliative care in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the perspective of physicians and nurses - survey study (PEOpLe-C19 study)

Detailed description

Pandemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2) causing the disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) overwhelmed healthcare and brought new challenges and stressful situations. In a short time, intensive care units (ICU) capacities were filled in many countries and regions. Due to the need for an excessive number of patients requiring intensive care, physicians and nurses who do not routinely provide care to critically ill patients or do not have the appropriate training (non-ICU clinician) were involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. In this context, ICU directly dedicated to caring for patients with COVID-19 ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) was also opened. Non-ICU clinicians were more or less involved together with the standard ICU staff in palliative care, including End-of-Life decision (EOLD) making, even in a situation of limited, scarce resources (equipment or personnel). New workplace and scope of work, which did not correspond to the standard activity or education, most likely led to an increased stress load. EOLD can also be one of the factors leading to increased stress levels. The project aims to describe the practice of palliative care for patients with COVID-19 in a situation of pandemic COVID-19 and to identify factors leading to possible moral distress related to EOLD.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Healthcare providers (physicians/nurses) * Involvement in care for patients with COVID-19 admitted at intensive care unit

Exclusion criteria

* Non-ICU staff * not involved in care for patients with COVID-19

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of practice of providing palliative care at ICU in COVID-19 pandemic	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Change of practice of providing palliative care including EOLD practice in patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU during pandemic.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Identify factors leading to moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic	Through study completion, an average of 1 month	Identify factors leading to moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic and describe possible different risk factors by profession

Countries

Czechia

Outcome results