The meaning of anxiety for patients with a malignant glioma: a grounded theory design

The meaning of anxiety for patients with a malignant glioma: a grounded theory design - Apmag study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36230

Enrollment

Registered

2011-02-21

Start date

2011-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

malignant brain tumors malignant glioma's

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Good communication skills in Dutch - adults (18+) - malignant glioma - mentally competent - the patient is aware of the fact that treatment focuses on palliation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - psychiatric disorder with anxiety as the main feature - cognitive impairment - aphasia/ phatic problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome: The meaning of anxiety => the 'lived experience' and underlying processes of the meaning of anxiety The 2 main interview questions : 1) Please, tell me about your experience from the moment you heard you could not be treated until now 2) When you look back at this period, please call times when you have been anxious	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
none	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results