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Amy
Gadoud
a.gadoud@lancaster.ac.uk
Rebecca
Henderson
r.henderson5@lancaster.ac.uk
Rebecca
Henderson
r.henderson5@lancaster.ac.uk
Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health careMalignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites
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This study aims to learn more about the unfair and avoidable inequalities that impact people with cancer at the end of life. Previous research suggests that GPs do not always recognise the needs of cancer patients. This is important because palliative care can help people with incurable cancer to manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. We know that factors like where people live, their age, their financial situation, and the type of cancer they have can affect the palliative care people receive, but less is known about the relationship between these factors and end-of-life outcomes for people with cancer in the North West. This study aims to learn more about this.
First, we will look at the patient records of cancer patients who recently died in an area of the North West to develop our understanding of the factors that contribute to unfair differences at the end of life, such as differences in the recognition of palliative care needs, where a person with cancer dies, and how often they are hospitalisation in the last year and months of life. Alongside this, we will interview GPs to find out more about their experiences of providing care to cancer patients at the end of life and the factors that contribute to inequality. We will combine the findings from these phases to understand the inequalities impacting people with cancer at the end-of-life. Finally, we will present the findings to a panel of experts (including people with cancer and their families) to come up with ideas about how any unfair differences can be overcome.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1) Retrospective Cohort Study: Patients will be excluded from the dataset if they were aged under 18 at the time of death, do not have metastatic or recent cancer recorded in primary care or hospital data, did not die in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022. 2) Qualitative GP Interviews: Participants are not eligible to take part if they work in a practice located outside the North West of England or if they are not a qualified general practitioner registered with the GMC. Other practitioners working in primary care, such as practice nurses, are not eligible for inclusion in this study. 3) Deliberative Panel N/A
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Rebecca
Henderson
r.henderson5@lancaster.ac.uk
Amy
Gadoud
a.gadoud@lancaster.ac.uk
Rebecca
Henderson
r.henderson5@lancaster.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Lancaster and funded by NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR) .
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