NCT03518970

Uncertainty in Illness in Palliative Care: an Intervention for Family Caregivers

Nursing Intervention to Manage Uncertainty in Illness in Palliative Care: Feasibility and Acceptability Study in Family Caregivers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: The increase of chronic diseases has reached an increase in the suffering of advanced diseases and an inability of health care systems to give access to the population that suffers them. In this context are people with advanced cancer who are in palliative care and the family caregivers. Uncertainty in illness in palliative care and quality of life are two concepts that are altered in the patient's family caregiver in palliative care. Objective: to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a nursing intervention to reduce the uncertainty in illness and improve the quality of life of family caregivers of patients with cancer in palliative care. Methodology: Phase II clinical trial, the ratio of recruitment, follow-up of participants as well as satisfaction with the intervention will be evaluated as primary outcomes. As secondary outcomes, the possible effect of the intervention on the uncertainty in illness and the quality of life of the family caregiver will be evaluated. This study will be carry out in a health care institution in Medellin-Colombia.

Conditions

• Uncertainty
• Advanced Cancer
• Family Members
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nursing intervention	The intervention was built on the components of the theory of uncertainty in illness and was designed to give in a face to face meeting with the caregiver education about advanced cancer in palliative care through an educational material. Educational material: The educational booklet has the purpose of giving information to the family caregiver about palliative care. This material aims to be an easily accessible resource to understand the palliative care of the cancer patient. In addition, this booklet will be used to ensure the standardization of the intervention during the face-to-face meeting with the participants and the investigator. Face-to-face meeting: The nursing intervention has a face-to-face meeting component between the investigator and the participant. This nursing educational session will be supported by the contents of the booklet and will have the purpose of discussing the contents of the booklet and resolving doubts on the part of the family caregivers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2018-05-08
• Last updated: 2018-05-14