Status:
COMPLETED
Does Geography and Place of Residence Affect Cancer Care: An Interview Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aberdeen
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Brief Summary
There is existing evidence that rural cancer patients tend to have worse survival outcomes. Potential reasons include: differences in endurance of coping with illness, different attitudes about illnes...
Detailed Description
A review of literature and data analysis within the Northeast Aberdeen Scotland Cancer and Residence (NASCAR) database has established that although rural patients are diagnosed and treated much more ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be eligible to participate if they are adults, 18 years or over, confirmed cancer diagnosis from the top eight cancer sites (lung, oesophageal, colorectal, breast, pancreatic, prostate, kidney, and bladder) within the last 2 years. Participants can have all stages and all grades of cancer as long as they feel able to provide a full interview for approximately 45 minutes. There will be an opportunity for patient to opt into telephone interviews. Interviewees are able to stop their interviews at any moment without having to give a reason.
Exclusion
- The research team involved in recruiting will exclude patients that are unable to give consent, non-English speaking patients, patients under the age of 18 and patients that are too ill based on the observation of the clinical staff.
- This study will exclude persons who have difficulty understanding verbal explanations in English. This study is a small qualitative study based upon interviews conducted by a single researcher in the English language. The analysis of the data will depend upon specific words and utterances which are used by the participant. Meaning will be derived from words, phrases, and utterances and will be reliant upon the participant being able to communicate in the English language.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 3 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 3 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03836794
Start Date
March 3 2019
End Date
March 3 2020
Last Update
February 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZN