Health Condition 1: B20- Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]disease Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: None: Qualitative and Observational Study without intervention or comparator
Sponsors
NCI National Institute of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Potential participants must meet the following general inclusion criteria to be considered: • Able to provide informed consent and participate in the study • Speak Kannada or English Specific inclusion criteria for the sub-populations are below: • Patients o Be 18 years of age or older o Be HIV-positive per clinic records and have a diagnosed malignancy (per referring physician) • Family Members o Be 18 years of age or older o Be an adult family member identified by a study patient who meets the above criteria • Oncology staff o Be 18 years of age or older o Be a clinical oncology professional (medicine or nursing).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: NA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Examine dimensions of stigma and their role in care seeking, palliation, and end-of-life decisions across the care continuum among patients with comorbid HIV and cancer, their family members, and oncology staff Timepoint: 24months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1: Adapt our existing Indian HIV stigma model and study measures to PLWH with cancer and pilot the adapted Africa Palliative Outcome Scale (POS) and HIV stigma scale. 2: Test our adapted HIV/cancer stigma model.Timepoint: 24 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Naveen Salins
Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Outcome results
None listed