Health Condition 1: D499- Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms Health Condition 3: C00-D49- Neoplasms Health Condition 4: null- Patients with advanced cancer newly referred to palliative care services
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients with advanced cancer newly referred to the palliative care services 2 Age 18-65 3 Outpatients 4 Patients able to give informed consent 5 Having an ability to communicate with the physician 6 ECOG performance status Grade 0, 1, 2 7 No previous history of psychotic illness 8 No current psychotic illness 9 No current cognitive deficits
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Age less than 18 years or above 65 years 2 Inpatients 3 ECOG performance status Grade 3, 4 4 Patients unable or unwilling to communicate with the physician 5 Past history of psychotic disorder 6 Current psychotic disorder 7 Patients with cognitive deficits
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of adult outpatients with advanced cancer newly referred to palliative care services meeting the ICD 10 criteria for Depressive episode or Recurrent depressive disorderTimepoint: Analysis at end of cross sectional study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association of depressive disorder diagnosed as above with demographic , socioeconomic (socio-economic category, presence or absence of debt, presence/absence of perceived support) and clinical variables (site of cancer, presence/absence of past history of psychiatric illness, presence/absence of family history of psychiatric illness, pain and symptoms scores on Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale)Timepoint: Analysis at end of cross sectional study | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jayita Deodhar
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed