Discussing future expectations with incurable breast cancer patients: Quality of communication from a patient perspective.

Prognostic disclosure in the palliative phase of breast cancer: Quality of communication from a patient perspective.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22103

Enrollment

280

Registered

2010-03-31

Start date

2010-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

(breast) cancer palliative care communication analogue patients

Interventions

Study 1: Focus groups (for breast cancer survivors and healthy subjects) and semi-structured interviews (for oncologists). Study 2: Self created, standardized videos in which the level of explici

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Breast cancer survivors: A. Women between 18-65; B. Minimally 5 years disease-free; C. Speak fluent Dutch. 2. Healthy women: A. Women between 18 and 65; 2. Speak fluent Dutch.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Breast cancer survivors: Less than 5 years disease free; 2. Healthy women: Women who are cancer survivors.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Study 1: Qualitative data: Opinions concerning the disclosure of a palliative prognosis and the role of hope and explicitness herein. Study 2: Experiment: Anxiety- and uncertainty reduction.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Study 2: Experiment: Satisfaction, self efficacy. Focusgroups: Qualitative data: Opinions concerning the specific communication elements.	—

Contacts

Public ContactLiesbeth Vliet, van

Postbus 1568

l.vanvliet@nivel.nl+31 (0)30 2729632

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)