Improvement of Information to Cancer Patients' Caregivers
18 januari 2019 uppdaterad av: Mogens Groenvold, Bispebjerg Hospital
Improvement of Information to Cancer Patients' Caregivers: a Randomised Intervention Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a systematic early assessment of uncovered needs for information, supplemented by an interview about the needs with the patient's nurse who seeks to provide the information requested, will improve the caregivers' and the patients' satisfaction with information and communication and potentially also decrease anxiety and depression.
Studieöversikt
Status
Avslutad
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Studietyp
Interventionell
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
211
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
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Studieorter
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Herlev, Danmark, 2730
- Department of Oncology, Herlev Hospital
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Deltagandekriterier
Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
18 år och äldre (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)
Tar emot friska volontärer
Nej
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Allt
Beskrivning
Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- Cancer patient
- Newly refered to (i.e., this is the patient's first visit in) Department of Oncology, Herlev Hospital, in order to start medical treatment (e.g. chemotherapy)
- Written informed consent
Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
- Attends the first visit in the Department of Oncology with the patient
- Has lacked information about at least one of the 13 aspects of information asked about in the questionnaire
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient and/or caregiver do not understand Danish well enough to participate in the study
- The patient has an expected survival of less than six months
Studieplan
Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Hälsovårdsforskning
- Tilldelning: Randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: Immediate intervention
Immediately after enrollment in the project, caregivers and patients receive the intervention
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The intervention consists of an interview about the caregiver's responses (baseline measurement) to a list about 'lack of information' within 13 areas.
For each area, the patient's nurse will enquire about what information is requested by the caregiver and the patient.
Subsequently, the nurse provides the requested information.
She may involve the doctor and arrange follow-up visits or phone calls until the need is covered
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Övrig: Delayed intervention (3 weeks later)
This group receives the same intervention as in the experimental group, but after the outcome assessment at 2 weeks
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The intervention consists of an interview about the caregiver's responses (baseline measurement) to a list about 'lack of information' within 13 areas.
For each area, the patient's nurse will enquire about what information is requested by the caregiver and the patient.
Subsequently, the nurse provides the requested information.
She may involve the doctor and arrange follow-up visits or phone calls until the need is covered
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Satisfaction with information from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measure: The "Cancer Caregiving Tasks, Consequences and Needs Questionnaire" (CaTCoN) item 24
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Satisfaction with information from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measure: CaTCoN subscale "Lack of information from health care professionals" (revised version)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Satisfaction with communication with health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measure: CaTCoN subscale "Problems with the quality of information and communication from health care professionals"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Satisfaction with support from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measures: CaTCoN subscale "Lack of attention from health care professionals on the caregivers' wellbeing"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Satisfaction with support from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measures: CaTCoN subscale "Need for help from health care professionals"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Anxiety and depression
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measure: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Fulfillment of needs
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Measure: Family Inventory of Needs (FIN)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 2 weeks
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Andra resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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The time spent on information as reported by health care professionals
Tidsram: Weeks 0-6 from baseline
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Investigated in focus group interviews with the health care professionals
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Weeks 0-6 from baseline
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Satisfaction with information from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measure: CaTCoN item 24
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Satisfaction with information from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measure: CaTCoN subscale "Lack of information from health care professionals" (revised version)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Satisfaction with communication with health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measure: CaTCoN subscale "Problems with the quality of information and communication from health care professionals"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Satisfaction with support from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measures: CaTCoN subscale "Lack of attention from health care professionals on the caregivers' wellbeing"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Satisfaction with support from health care professionals
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measures: CaTCoN subscale "Need for help from health care professionals"
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Anxiety and depression
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measure: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Fulfillment of needs
Tidsram: Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Measure: Family Inventory of Needs (FIN)
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Change from baseline (enrollment) at 12 weeks
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Publikationer och användbara länkar
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Allmänna publikationer
- Lund L, Ross L, Petersen MA, Groenvold M. The interaction between informal cancer caregivers and health care professionals: a survey of caregivers' experiences of problems and unmet needs. Support Care Cancer. 2015 Jun;23(6):1719-33. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2529-0. Epub 2014 Nov 29.
- Lund L, Ross L, Groenvold M. The initial development of the 'Cancer Caregiving Tasks, Consequences and Needs Questionnaire' (CaTCoN). Acta Oncol. 2012 Nov;51(8):1009-19. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.681697. Epub 2012 May 8.
- Lund L, Ross L, Petersen MA, Groenvold M. The validity and reliability of the 'Cancer Caregiving Tasks, Consequences and Needs Questionnaire' (CaTCoN). Acta Oncol. 2014 Jul;53(7):966-74. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2014.888496. Epub 2014 Mar 16.
- Lund L, Ross L, Petersen MA, Sengelov L, Groenvold M. Improving information to caregivers of cancer patients: the Herlev Hospital Empowerment of Relatives through More and Earlier information Supply (HERMES) randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Feb;28(2):939-950. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04900-3. Epub 2019 Jun 8.
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Studera stora datum
Studiestart
1 april 2015
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
1 maj 2016
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
1 augusti 2016
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
29 januari 2015
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
2 mars 2015
Första postat (Uppskatta)
5 mars 2015
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)
22 januari 2019
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
18 januari 2019
Senast verifierad
1 januari 2019
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- R82-A5445
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