Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05734781
End-of-life Communication From a Chinese Perspective
Development and Evaluation of a Culturally Specific End-of-life Communication Skills Training for Chinese Oncology Nurses
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 66 (actual)
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to explore experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in Chinese terminally ill patients, families and healthcare providers. The main question it aims to answer is: • What are the experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in Chinese terminally ill patients, families and healthcare providers? Participants will be invited to either semi-structured in-depth interviews or focus group discussions to share their thoughts.
Detailed description
Objectives: To explore stakeholders' (patients, families and healthcare providers) experiences and perceptions of end-of-life communication in China; and understand culturally appropriate communication strategies. Design and subjects: This study is a qualitative study. Eligible patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers will be recruited in two hospitals. Purposive sampling methods will be adopted. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with patients and family caregivers will be conducted respectively. Focus group discussions will be arranged with healthcare providers, allowing them to discuss end-of-life communication and generate group interactions and creative thinking. Data analysis: The data analysis will be an iterative, cyclic and self-reflective process. Using inductive thematic analysis, common themes and categories will be determined through inductive reasoning and constant comparison. Expected results: The study will fill the gap of no empirical evidence on end-of-life communication strategies from a Chinese perspective and enrich the knowledge about end-of-life communication.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Not Application as this is a qualitative study | Not Application as this is a qualitative study |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-05-04
- Primary completion
- 2023-10-31
- Completion
- 2023-10-31
- First posted
- 2023-02-21
- Last updated
- 2024-11-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: China
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05734781. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.