Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
oncology, hospital choice, willingness to travel
Brief summary
This is a cross-sectional study in the form of a flash mob study, in which an inventory will be made on 13 and 14 March 2023 of the willingness to travel of oncology patients in the participating hospitals. Patients who have an appointment with an internist-oncologist or oncology specialist nurse at the outpatient clinic or by telephone and patients who come to day treatment unit for medical oncology are asked to participate. Willingness to travel is examined by means of a survey, in which a minimal set of categorized patient data (e.g. age, gender, level of education) is collected as part of the survey.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey about travel willingness regarding cancer treatment and follow-up
No intervention. Willingness to travel is examined through a survey. The survey will be conducted digitally, but may also be done on paper. In the survey a minimal set of categorized patient data (e.g. age, gender, level of education) is collected as part of the survey. For patients who cannot independently complete the questionnaire (for example due to low literacy skills), a volunteer, medical student or researcher is allowed to help the patient.
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Medical oncology patients with an appointment in the out-patient clinic or day treatment unit on 13 or 14 march 2023 * Medical oncology patients with an (video) call appointment in the out-patient clinic on 13 or 14 march 2023
Exclusion criteria
* Patients in the inpatients oncology unit * Medical oncology patients with no appointment on 13 or 14 march 2023
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Travel willingness | 1 day | How far is the oncological patient willing to travel for his/her systemic treatment or follow-up? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitating and inhibiting factors for willingness to travel | 1 day | What are facilitating and inhibiting factors in patients' willingness to travel? |
| Which patient characteristics are associated with willingness to travel? | 1 day | Which patient characteristics are associated with willingness to travel? (age, type of cancer, curative/palliative treatment, distance to nearest hospital) |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed