Do we Prepare Patients for Their Digital Legacy? A Survey of Palliative Care Professionals in the West Midlands

Sponsor
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03092258
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Conduct a questionnaire survey of palliative care professionals including doctors, nurses and social workers currently working within the West Midlands to establish how much the palliative care community in the West Midlands engage in preparing patients for their digital legacy and find out if there is a further education need in this community about digital legacy.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Questionnaire

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
210 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Do we Prepare Patients for Their Digital Legacy? A Survey of Palliative Care Professionals in the West Midlands
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 27, 2017
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 26, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jun 26, 2017

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Professionals' behaviour. [6 weeks]

    Questionnaire establishing a baseline measure from which to monitor changes over time in professionals' behaviour.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Palliative care professionals (medical, nursing and social worker) affiliated to a hospice in the West Midlands.
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Medical, nursing or social worker not working in a hospice in the West Midlands.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Compton Hospice Wolverhampton United Kingdom WV3 9DH

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hazel Coop, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03092258
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2017PAL90
First Posted:
Mar 27, 2017
Last Update Posted:
Oct 23, 2019
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 23, 2019