NCT03698656

Effect on Patient Quality of Life of Taking Into Account the Spiritual Dimension in Nurse's Care for Haematologic Cancers.

Effect on Patient Quality of Life of Taking Into Account the Spiritual Dimension in Nurse's Care for Haematologic Cancers : a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pilot study on feasibility of taking into account spiritual dimension in nurse's care of patients with haematologic cancer

Detailed description

Patients with acute leukaemia or lymphoma will be invited to have three interviews centered on spiritual issues on a six-eight months period. The intervention consist on 3 intervention interviews conducted at the beginning of the study and approximatively 2 and 4 months later (according to the program of medical care). Quality of life (FACT-G) and spiritual well-being (FACIT-SP12) scales will be completed at the beginning (before the first intervention interview) and at the end of the study (approximately 2 month after the third intervention interview, i.e. 6 to 8 month after the first interview). This pilot study will assess the proportion of patients who will accept to enter in the study and to complete it.

Conditions

• Acute Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Spiritual Interview	Three patient interviews (45 to 60 minutes) will be conducted by the study nurse at the beginning of the study and approximately 2 and 4 month later, according to the program of the medical care. Each interview will be conducted according the active listening method of Carl Rogers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-10
• Primary completion: 2020-10-01
• Completion: 2020-10-01
• First posted: 2018-10-09
• Last updated: 2020-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France