Potential Improvements in Emergency Department Care for Cancer Patients According to Clinical Staff

NCT05974800 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2024-10-15

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Summary

The goal of this Single center prospective cross-sectional study is to identify the facilitators and barriers among caregivers in the emergency department that influence disposition of patients with solid and hematology malignancies. The main question it aims to answer is to categorize the facilitators and barriers identified by three groups of emergency department (ED) staff. Participants will be asked for permission, afterwards a short interview will be held with the different ED caregivers (ED nurse, attending physician and supervising physician).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Emergency department caregivers interview

The interview focuses on several parts of the emergency care process: The first part is regarding the actions that are executed during an emergency department visit. We will establish which actions are executed and why. The second part is regarding the suspected outcome for the patient. The third part will be about any potential improvements to the emergency care process for the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jason den Duijn · Erasmus Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-02
Primary Completion
2024-09-01
Completion
2024-10-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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