Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Quality of life, Occupation, Pain, Fatigue
Brief summary
Implementation and Evaluation of an Activity Based Program to Improve Quality of Life, Pain and Fatigue Outcomes in Women Diagnosed With Cancer. Demonstrate improved life satisfaction, decreased pain and decreased fatigue (with evidenced gathered at three consecutive periods Quality of Life, Pain and Fatigue surveys).
Detailed description
This research study will focus on developing and implementing two one-week activity camps in the summer of 2016 for women diagnosed with cancer. One camp will be held in West Philadelphia and another in Camden, New Jersey, both of which have been identified as underserved areas for health access. The focus of this programming is to allow women to engage in activities they may not be engaged in since the diagnosis of cancer and to provide them with opportunities to socially interact and communicate with individuals who may have encountered the same difficulties as them. Quality of life, pain and fatigue information will be collected before, during and after implementation of the activity program. The main objective is to demonstrate improved life satisfaction, decreased pain and decreased fatigue (with evidenced gathered at three consecutive periods and geographical locations through Quality of Life, Pain and Fatigue surveys). The intended sample size is 57 women.
Interventions
OTHERCamp Discovery
Activities will include physical, social, emotional, sensory and spiritual activities.
Sponsors
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Temple University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women diagnosed with cancer * Age of 21 of older * Clearance from their MD to participate in the activity program
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure Scores at Day1, Day 5 and Week 6 | Day 1, Day 5 and week 6 | Individualized, client-centered measure designed for use by occupational therapists to detect change in a client's self-perception of occupational performance and satisfaction over time |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Brief Pain Inventory | Day 1, Day 5, and week 6 | Pain assessment that measures level of pain will be reported for Day 1, Day 5, and Week 6 |
| Change in Brief Fatigue Inventory | Day 1, Day 5, and week 6 | Fatigue assessment that measures level of Fatigue will be reported for Day 1, Day 5, and Week 6 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed