Ethnographic Study of the Everyday Life of Men With Prostate Cancer, Focusing on Diet, Activities and Digital Behavior

NCT03692585 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: DCS-53232017-1Tryg-7-12-0736
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is an ethnographic study to investigate the competences and preferences in everyday living of men with prostate cancer, using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The study will work as the need assessment part of the emil project, which aims to design, develop, implement and evaluate a digital service to support a healthy lifestyle among men with prostate cancer.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer; Computer Literacy; Health Behavior

Keywords

Ethnography; Health Informatics; Healthy Lifestyle; Patient Involvement; eHealth Literacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Identification of factors that influence healthy lifestyle practices related to diet and physical activity for men with prostate cancer, in their everyday life

  Factors will be identified by using Thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) of ethnographic data, including interview transcriptions, observational notes, pictures and artefacts from the participant observation. All themes are based on identified categories and coding of observations, and are confirmed by supporting quotes. The primary outcomes will be obtained in a way that it can inform the design process in the second study of the emil-project.

  Data collection: 11 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Identification of digital capabilities and attitude of men with prostate cancer, in their everyday life

  Data collection: 11 months

• eHealth literacy evaluation

  Data collection: 11 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The Danish Population

You may qualify if:

• Men with a history of prostate cancer, self-reported

You may not qualify if:

• Participants will be excused from participation if they do not have sufficient written and spoken Danish language skills for participation in the activities involved in the studies. The researcher will assess whether the participants have sufficient cognitive functions to participate in the study. The researcher can also judge from an ethical perspective that the participant, for reasons not stated in the protocol, should be excused from participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Danish Cancer Society: lead
• University of Copenhagen: collaborator
• TrygFonden, Denmark: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prostatic Neoplasms; Health Behavior; Patient Participation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Behavior; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Study Officials

• Anne Tjønneland, MD PhD DMSc

  Danish Cancer Society Research Center

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Lars Kayser, MD PhD

  University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Public Health

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.d. fellow, MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2018
• First Posted: October 2, 2018
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2016
• Study Completion: April 1, 2016
• Last Updated: October 2, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09