Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02861469
Reasons of Transfer in Emergency Units of Patients in End of Life Situation.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 21 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This qualitative study aimed to describe and understand the factors leading to the admission in emergency unit of patients coming from their home, in an end of life situation. This study was conducted in the university hospital of Besançon, France. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with general practitioners and family members in order to understand the factors leading, from their points of view, to the admission in emergency unit whereas this hospitalization wasn't necessary.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Semi-structured interviews | individual semi-structured interviews with general practitioners and family members |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-06-01
- Completion
- 2015-06-01
- First posted
- 2016-08-10
- Last updated
- 2016-08-10
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02861469. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.