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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Death Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Compton Hospice

Wolverhampton, WV3 9DH, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

Questionnaire to be completed by staff

Primary outcomes

Professionals' behaviour.

Time frame: 6 weeks

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Mar 27, 2017
Registry last updated: Oct 23, 2019

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