Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Conditions
Brief summary
This clinical trial studies quality of life in caregivers of hospitalized older patients with cancer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Identify patient and caregiver factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life in caregivers of older adults with cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine characteristics of informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital. II. Determine type and amount of care informal caregivers provide for older adults with cancer admitted to hospital. III. Determine quality of life in informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital. IV. Identify caregiver needs, both informational and resource related. V. Explore the association between re-admission to the hospital within 30 days and caregiver burden. VI. Explore whether feedback of information attained from the assessment of the caregiver influences services implemented by the health care team. VII. Determine reasons for non-participation. OUTLINE: Caregivers complete a questionnaire about their sociodemographics, physical health, social supports, social activity, mental health and caregiver burden. They will also provide an assessment of the person they care for.
Interventions
OTHERquestionnaire administration
Ancillary studies
PROCEDUREquality-of-life assessment
Ancillary studies
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
City of Hope Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* PATIENT: Age \>= 65 years old * PATIENT: Diagnosis of cancer (solid or hematologic malignancy) * PATIENT: Be able to provide informed consent * PATIENT: Unplanned admission to hospital * CAREGIVER: Primary caregiver (person who provides all of the majority of the unpaid care for the care recipient) * CAREGIVER: Be able to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* PATIENT: Planned admission to hospital for treatment (chemotherapy, transplant) * CAREGIVER: Not fluent in English (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages) * CAREGIVER: Paid and trained to care for the patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver burden and caregiver quality of life as measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index | Up to 1 year | Univariate analyses will be performed to test differences in the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index (CQOLC) total score and score of each domain (burden, distinctiveness, positive adaption, and financial concern) across categorical variables (analysis of variance \[ANOVA\]), and simple linear regression will be used to test association of CQOLC total score with continuous and categorical variables. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed