Qualitative Analysis of Hospital Executives, Physician Administrators, and Hospital Legal Counsels' Perceptions of End-of-Life Care - Full Text View

Qualitative Analysis of Hospital Executives, Physician Administrators, and Hospital Legal Counsels' Perceptions of End-of-Life Care (HospExe)

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00760201

Purpose

Interviewing hospital executives, physician administrators and hospital legal counsel who work in a hospital setting (academic, governmental, private or community hospital) about their perceptions concerning current and future end-of-life care provided in their facilities

Condition
End of Life Care

MedlinePlus related topics: Hospice Care

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	Analysis of Hospital Executives, Physician Administrators, and Hospital Legal Counsels� Perceptions of End-of-Life Care

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Perceptions of hospital executive, physician administrator or hospital legal counsel in a hospital setting (academic, governmental, private or community hospital) [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	14
Study Start Date:	August 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
1

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

hospital executive, physician administrator or hospital legal counsel in a hospital setting (academic, governmental, private or community hospital)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Informant is a hospital executive, physician administrator or hospital legal counsel in a hospital setting (academic, governmental, private or community hospital) and is able to communicate perceptions verbally through use of English language. All participants will likely be nonveterans

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00760201

Locations

United States, Arkansas
Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock
No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kimberly K. Garner

Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock

More Information

Responsible Party:	Department of Veterans Affairs ( Garner, Kimberly - Principal Investigator )
Study ID Numbers:	9360, 0062
Study First Received:	September 25, 2008
Last Updated:	September 25, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00760201
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

executive
administrator
perceptions
legal counsel
end of life

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009