Clinical trial · Observational
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
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminally Ill | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Application as this is a qualitative study | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- 1
- description
- Interviewees: terminally ill patients, families and healthcare providers of such patients
- interventionNames
- Other: Not Application as this is a qualitative study
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Qualitative data and participants basic information
- timeFrame
- Through study completion, an average of 12 months
- description
- Interviews and focus group discussions will be conducted to collect qualitative data
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients: * Be aged older than 18 years * Have a defined incurable life-limiting illness with a likely life expectancy of fewer than 12 months (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2021), according to the consultation with the patient's physician * Have been informed of disease diagnosis and treatment * Be able to speak Mandarin and express clearly * Be able to provide informed consent Family caregivers: * Be aged older than 18 years * One of the terminally ill patient's primary family caregivers who are familiar with patient's situation, which is defined as lived with or visited patients at least twice a week in the past month * Have been informed of patient's disease diagnosis and treatment * Be able to speak Mandarin * Be able to provide informed consent Healthcare providers: * Be nurses, physicians or other healthcare professionals * Be experienced in providing treatment or care to patients with advanced, life-limiting illnesses (whose likely life expectancies of fewer than 12 months) and family caregivers of such patients for at least five years (Koh et al., 2016) * Consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: Patients and family caregivers: * Severe auditory impairment * Cognitive impairment
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDChen W, Chung JOK, Lam KKW, Molassiotis A. Patients', families' and healthcare providers' perspectives on end-of-life communication in Chinese hospital settings: A qualitative study protocol. PLoS One. 2023 Dec 27;18(12):e0296342. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296342. eCollection 2023. PMID 38150444