Exploration of How Patients Deal With Side Effects From Chemotherapy Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Qualitative Study Into How Patients With Cancer Deal With Chemotherapy-Related Side Effects at Home
This qualitative study explores how patients deal with the side effects from chemotherapy at their home, what factors and ideas influence their symptom self-management and how professional caregivers contribute to the management of their symptoms at home. Data are collected through semi-structured interviews with adult patients treated with chemotherapy and analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 28 |
| Est. completion date | January 2014 |
| Est. primary completion date | January 2014 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Adult (=18 years) patients with (any type and any stage of) cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy treatment in an ambulatory setting or during short hospital stays - Dutch speaking - Able to provide informed consent and to participate in an interview Exclusion Criteria: - Patients who were in the first 2 cycles of treatment - Patients for whom an interview was considered physically, mentally and/or emotionally too burdensome. - Patients who had reported not to experience any side effect from treatment at all |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | UZ Leuven | Leuven |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven |
Belgium,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | patient's experience | one interview during the course of treatment, i.e. one timepoint between 2 months after the start of chemotherapy and the end of the patient's treatment | No |