Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer prevention control, Cancer navigation
Brief summary
The purpose of this proposed study is to enhance the investigators understanding of the comprehensive psychosocial and medical needs of rural cancer patients and survivors along the cancer continuum, ultimately allowing us to address these gaps by identifying areas of support that can be bolstered by a population health navigator focused on rural populations.
Detailed description
Primary objectives To enhance understanding of the comprehensive psychosocial and medical needs of cancer survivors and caregivers in rural northwest North Carolina, focusing on their health needs, psychosocial concerns, perceived needs related to cancer and survivorship care, access/barriers to care, and knowledge/perceptions of clinical research using focus groups and semi-structured interviews. This aim is hypothesis-generating. To document rural cancer patient/survivors' reports of: a) health behaviors; b) psychosocial needs; c) current health-related information and supportive care needs; d) barriers to care; e) symptoms and health-related quality of life using a quantitative survey
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Cancer diagnosis (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) and \> 6 months post-definitive treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation); Survivors on ongoing systemic maintenance therapies (e.g., hormonal therapies and immunotherapies) are eligible * Currently residing in one of the 6 priority counties in northwest North Carolina (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, or Wilkes) or in a rural area in North Carolina as defined by a rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) code of 4-10. * Ability and willingness to attend a one-time focus group or interview and/or complete a one-time study survey * Age greater than 18 years. Providers: * Healthcare provider (e.g. primary care, oncology or other specialty, allied health) with knowledge of the needs of adult cancer survivors who are currently working in one of the priority counties in Northwest North Carolina (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, or Wilkes) * Ability and willingness to attend a one-time interview
Exclusion criteria
* Those who are unable to read and understand English, as the study interviews/focus groups and survey will be conducted in English * Unwilling to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improving Cancer-Related Experiences Through Interviews or Focus Group Settings | 90 minutes | Through focus groups or interviews information will be collected on participants' experience receiving cancer-related care and to ask for specific suggestions and ways to improve care and cancer-related resources for adults living in a rural area. |
| Measurement of Quality of Life | 90 minutes | The PROMIS Global 10 survey will be used to document rural cancer patient/survivors' reports of: a) health behaviors; b) psychosocial needs; c) current health-related information and supportive care needs; d) barriers to care; e) symptoms and health-related quality of life using a quantitative survey. Survey scoring consists of 5=Never, 4=Rarely, 3=Sometimes, 2=Often and 1=Always. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed