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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

TypeNameDescription
OTHERSemi-structured interviewsindividual 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.