Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Supportive Care, Cancer, mHealth, Geriatric
Brief summary
This project assesses the feasibility and usability of the geriatric assessment platform (electronic Geriatric Assessment Platform or eGAP in 50 older patients with cancer, their caregivers, and their oncology team. Using an iterative process, we will refine the eGAP based on input from stakeholders.
Detailed description
A geriatric assessment is a multidisciplinary diagnostic process that can detect medical, psychosocial and functional problems not identified by routine evaluation. This can subsequently guide management of the identified problems. However, the time and resources required to incorporate a geriatric assessment into clinic visits remain the primary barriers for implementation. There is a need to increase the adoption of the geriatric assessment among general oncologists and to address the associated resource limitations. Our long-term goal is to utilize an electronic platform to facilitate completion of the geriatric assessment. This project assesses the feasibility and usability of the geriatric assessment platform (electronic Geriatric Assessment Platform or eGAP) in 50 older patients with cancer, their caregivers, and oncology providers. Using an iterative process, we will refine the eGAP based on input from stakeholders (patients, caregivers, oncologists, nurses, advanced practitioners)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral
eGAP that allows patients to complete validated questionnaires, and these questionnaires will be summarized and recommendations provided to the treating team
Sponsors
University of Rochester
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Electronic geriatric assessment platform to collect data (e.g., functional status, comorbidity, psychological health) that may better reflect health status of older adults with cancer
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
for patients: * Age ≥65 years * Have a diagnosis of cancer * Able to provide informed consent * English-speaking (because the platform is currently in English) Inclusion criteria for caregivers: * Age ≥21 years * Selected by patient when asked if there is a "family member, partner, friend, or caregiver with whom you discuss or who can be helpful in health-related matters". * Able to provide informed consent * English-speaking Inclusion criteria for oncologists: * Oncologists, APPs, and nurses who care for the patient
Exclusion criteria
* N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility Retention Rate | 1 week | Percentage of patients completing the assessments that are assigned to them on eGAP |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recruitment rates | 1 week | Percentage of patients who are approached and agree to enroll |
| Self-Report Completion Time | 1 week | Time spent on completing the self-reported assessments on the eGAP |
| System Usability Scale | 1 week | For patients, caregivers, and oncology providers: score on 10-item scale, ranging 0-100; higher score corresponds to greater usability |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKah Poh Loh
University of Rochester
Outcome results
None listed