Cancer-Related Condition
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer-related fatigue, smart bracelet device, symptoms for subjective and objective
Brief summary
This project expects to enroll 200 cancer patients and their subjective-objective measurements on fatigue, stress, symptoms, and total steps will be validated so that the information can be used in further care and improvement of life of quality of the patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALObservation for symptom distress
Observation for symptom distress
Sponsors
Taipei Medical University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Age ≧ 20 years old; One group had a cancer diagnosis, one group no cancer diagnosis; Can continuous wearing bracelet for 7 days or more
Exclusion criteria
\- Unclear and unable to answer the questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fatigue | 7-8 days | severity of fatigue level; measurement tool: Brief Fatigue Index |
| Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitor | 7-8 days | Use a digital device to measure the heart rate variability and calculate the HRV data |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distress Thermometer(DT) | 7-8 days | a screening measure to identify and address psychological distress in individuals with cancer. a cutoff score of 3 on the DT to indicate patients with clinically elevated levels of distress. |
| Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire(LSEQ） | 7-8 days | To assess sleep quality, higher scores mean more disrupt sleep. |
| International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ） | 7-8 days | Life activity survey |
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS） | 7-8 days | higher scores mean more stressful condition |
| ESAS (Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale) | 7-8 days | higher scores mean more severe symptoms condition |
Contacts
Primary ContactTsai-Wei Huang
Outcome results
None listed