Effect on Patient Quality of Life of Taking Into Account the Spiritual Dimension in Nurse's Care for Haematologic Cancers. (SPIEVIE)

Toulouse University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Leukemia; Lymphoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Spiritual Interview

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03698656

RC31/17/0332

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pilot study on feasibility of taking into account spiritual dimension in nurse's care of patients with haematologic cancer

Full description

Patients with acute leukaemia or lymphoma will be invited to have three interviews centered on spiritual issues on a six-eight months period.

The intervention consist on 3 intervention interviews conducted at the beginning of the study and approximatively 2 and 4 months later (according to the program of medical care). Quality of life (FACT-G) and spiritual well-being (FACIT-SP12) scales will be completed at the beginning (before the first intervention interview) and at the end of the study (approximately 2 month after the third intervention interview, i.e. 6 to 8 month after the first interview).

This pilot study will assess the proportion of patients who will accept to enter in the study and to complete it.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with acute leukaemia or lymphoma, in the first month of hospitalisation after primary diagnosis or firs relapse
• More than 17 years old
• French language
• Having signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients requiring palliative care
• Important psychic vulnerability or severe psychiatric disorders