Quality of Life of Older Patients Who Are Undergoing Treatment for Cancer and of Their Family Caregivers

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

863 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Studying quality-of-life in patients having cancer treatment and in their caregivers may help identify the intermediate- and long-term effects of treatment on patients with cancer and on their caregivers.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying quality of life of older patients who are undergoing treatment for cancer and of their family caregivers.

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Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Obtain quality of life and psychosocial data from older patients who are undergoing treatment for cancer and from their family caregivers.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, cross-sectional study.

Patients undergo a 45-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and to complete quality of life questionnaires, including Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), Spiritual tool, Quality and Satisfaction with Treatment (QUEST), and Profile of Mood State (POMS), at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers undergo a 20- to 30-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and complete quality of life questionnaires, including the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA), Quest, and POMS, at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers complete the Quality of Death and Dying (QODD) questionnaire 2-3 months after the patient's death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Not specified

Conditions

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Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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psychosocial assessment and care

Patients undergo a 45-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and to complete quality of life questionnaires, including Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), Spiritual tool, Quality and Satisfaction with Treatment (QUEST), and Profile of Mood State (POMS), at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers undergo a 20- to 30-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and complete quality of life questionnaires, including the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA), Quest, and POMS, at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers complete the Quality of Death and Dying (QODD) questionnaire 2-3 months after the patient's death.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Patients undergo a 45-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and to complete quality of life questionnaires, including Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), Spiritual tool, Quality and Satisfaction with Treatment (QUEST), and Profile of Mood State (POMS), at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers undergo a 20- to 30-minute interview in person or by phone to provide demographic data and complete quality of life questionnaires, including the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA), Quest, and POMS, at baseline and at 3 and 12 months. Caregivers complete the Quality of Death and Dying (QODD) questionnaire 2-3 months after the patient's death.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Patient:

* Confirmed diagnosis of any type of cancer
* Undergoing cancer treatment at Ireland Cancer Center
* Caregiver:

* Identified family caregiver of a patient diagnosed with cancer
* Patient and caregiver may participate regardless of whether the other person agrees to participate or not

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Performance status

* ECOG 0-3 (patient)

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

Other

* Able to speak and comprehend English
* Cognitively competent to be interviewed (patient)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No