Elaboration of a Multi-dimensional Indicator of Quality in Palliative Care

NCT02814682 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: NI 10052PHRQ0904
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 560
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to elaborate a multi-dimensional indicator of the quality in palliative care for patients of end-of-life. The study will, as secondary objectives:

• elaborate in a standard manner one set of indicators of organization and inner working of a palliative care setting.
• compare according to these indicators, the qualities of 3 types of palliative care: palliative care unit in hospitals, specified identified bed for palliative care patients and non-specified bed.
• explore the relationship between organizational aspects and results in term of burden.

Conditions

Terminal Illness; End of Life

Keywords

palliative care; quality; indicator; multi-dimensional

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Questionnaire for patients

  A questionnaire has been elaborated beforehand by the study will be answered by patients in order to evaluate quality such as reliability, dimensionality and validity against criterion.

  From date of enrollment until the date of first documented leaving from hospital or date of death, whichever came first, up to 2 years

• Indicator for medical files

  The indicators have been defined by the study, in order to evaluate quality of medical files, such as completeness and discriminatory capacity.

  At enrollment

• Indicator for caregivers

  In order to evaluate quality such as reliability and dimensionality, a questionnaire will be answered by caregivers: \- the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS).

  From date of enrollment until the date of receiving questionnaire returned by caregiver, up to 2 years

• Questionnaire for families

  A questionnaire has been elaborated, will be answered by patients' families.

  From date of enrollment until the date of receiving questionnaire sent by family, up to 2 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Study population: * Patients on palliative care phase, * Family members or other people present beside patients, * Caregivers (physicians, nurses) who care patients.

You may qualify if:

• Aged ≥ 18 years.
• Patient with serious progressive illness and in terminal phase (life expectancy \< 3 months): OMS stage is 3 or 4, regardless of etiology.
• Patient informed their diagnosis or not.
• No-oppose to participate to the study, by patients, their families or trusted person.

You may not qualify if:

• Patient has difficulties in reading, writing or understanding french language, also their family.
• Hospitalization in the palliative care setting \< 48 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead

Study Sites (1)

Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75015, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Guirimand F, Martel-Samb P, Guy-Coichard C, Picard S, Devalois B, Copel L, Abel A, Ghadi V; QUALI-PALLI group and Philippe Aegerter. Development and validation of a French questionnaire concerning patients' perspectives of the quality of palliative care: the QUALI-PALLI-Patient. BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Feb 11;18(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0403-z.

  PMID: 30744627 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Death

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Frédéric GUIRIMAND, MD

  Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier

  STUDY CHAIR

• Philippe Aegerter, MD, PhD

  Hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2016
• First Posted: June 28, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2014
• Study Completion: May 1, 2014
• Last Updated: June 28, 2016

Record last verified: 2014-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)