Understanding the supportive and palliative care needs of patients with primary malignant glioma
Title:
Understanding the supportive and palliative care needs of patients with primary malignant glioma.
Funding Source:
Victoria Cancer Agency
Research Team:
Dr Jennifer Philip – Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Associate Professor Caroline Brand – Melbourne Health
Dr Michelle Gold – Alfred Hospital
Associate Professor Vijaya Sundararajan – Department of Health
Dr Carrie Lethborg – St Vincent’s Hospital
Duration:
3 years
Purpose:
To document the patterns of care and the supportive and palliative care concerns of patients who die of PMG.
Method:
Mixed method approach which will include:
- Epidemiological study of hospital administrative databases to determine the patterns of care and of dying from PMG.
- Qualitative approach to explore through in-depth interviews with patients, carers, bereaved carers and health care professionals, the needs of patients with PMG.
- The development of a model of supportive and palliative care through the collation of these data from parts 1 & 2 and from feedback from an advisory group.
Results:
N/A
