Do we Prepare Patients for Their Digital Legacy? A Survey of Palliative Care Professionals in the West Midlands

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust210 enrolled

Overview

Conduct a questionnaire survey of palliative care professionals including doctors, nurses and social workers currently working within the West Midlands to establish how much the palliative care community in the West Midlands engage in preparing patients for their digital legacy and find out if there is a further education need in this community about digital legacy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

210

Conditions

Death

Interventions

QuestionnaireOTHER

Questionnaire to be completed by staff

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Palliative care professionals (medical, nursing and social worker) affiliated to a hospice in the West Midlands. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical, nursing or social worker not working in a hospice in the West Midlands.

Locations (1)

Compton Hospice

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Professionals' behaviour.

Questionnaire establishing a baseline measure from which to monitor changes over time in professionals' behaviour.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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