Options for Lowering the Threshold to Brussels Out-of-hours Primary Care Services for Dutch Speaking Citizens

NCT06700980 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24366_BruWNed
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this qualitative study is to find out which technological translation tools can be used to improve Dutch-speaking care in all Brussels out-of-hours primary care services.

Conditions

Communication Barriers; Language; Primary Health Care; After-hours Care; Health Services Accessibility

Keywords

Language barrier; translation; healthcare; technological tool; Official language minority

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Exploration of barriers and facilitators of different stakeholders to the use of technological translation tools in Brussels out-of-hours primary care services for Dutch-speaking patients and French-speaking general practitioners.

  Focus group results will provide a list of barriers and facilitators to the use of technological translation tools in Brussels out-of-hours primary care services for Dutch-speaking patients and French-speaking general practitioners.

  The outcome will be measured during the online focus group, which will have a duration of 60 to 90 minutes.

Study Arms (1)

Focus Group

Four groups of participants will meet for online focus groups, identifying barriers and facilitators to the use of technological translation tools in Brussels out-of-hours primary care services for Dutch-speaking patients and French-speaking general practitioners.

Other: Focus Group

Interventions

Focus Group OTHER

Dutch-speaking patients, Dutch- and/or French-speaking general practitioners and Dutch- and/or French-speaking representatives from pertinent organizational and policy sectors will be questioned in heterogeneous focus groups, identifying barriers and facilitators to the use of technological translation tools in Brussels out-of-hours primary care services for Dutch-speaking patients and French-speaking general practitioners.

Focus Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Dutch-speaking residents of Brussels Primary care physicians of Brussels Representatives from pertinent organizational and policy sectors of Belgium

You may qualify if:

• Patients: adult, living in Brussels, Dutch-speaking
• GPs: adult, working in Brussels, Dutch- and/or French-speaking
• Employees of professional organization-regulatory bodies: adult, Dutch-and/or French-speaking

You may not qualify if:

• Subject is not capable of will
• Subject cannot express themself in Dutch or French

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel: lead
• Brusselse Huisartsenkring (BHAK): collaborator
• Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Jette, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Language

Interventions

Focus Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Prof. Dr. A. Roex

  Vrije Universiteit Brussel

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Aurore Torsin

CONTACT

+32 2 477 41 02; aurore.torsin@vub.be

Prof. Dr. A. Roex

CONTACT

ann.roex@vub.be

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2024
• First Posted: November 22, 2024
• Study Start: December 10, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)