Quality of Life in Caregivers of Hospitalized Older Patients With Cancer

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

211 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-05-31

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial studies quality of life in caregivers of hospitalized older patients with cancer.

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Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Identify patient and caregiver factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life in caregivers of older adults with cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine characteristics of informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

II. Determine type and amount of care informal caregivers provide for older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

III. Determine quality of life in informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

IV. Identify caregiver needs, both informational and resource related. V. Explore the association between re-admission to the hospital within 30 days and caregiver burden.

VI. Explore whether feedback of information attained from the assessment of the caregiver influences services implemented by the health care team.

VII. Determine reasons for non-participation.

OUTLINE:

Caregivers complete a questionnaire about their sociodemographics, physical health, social supports, social activity, mental health and caregiver burden. They will also provide an assessment of the person they care for.

Conditions

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Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Supportive care (quality of life questionnaire)

Caregivers complete a self-administered questionnaire about factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

questionnaire administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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questionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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quality of life assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* PATIENT: Age \>= 65 years old
* PATIENT: Diagnosis of cancer (solid or hematologic malignancy)
* PATIENT: Be able to provide informed consent
* PATIENT: Unplanned admission to hospital
* CAREGIVER: Primary caregiver (person who provides all of the majority of the unpaid care for the care recipient)
* CAREGIVER: Be able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* PATIENT: Planned admission to hospital for treatment (chemotherapy, transplant)
* CAREGIVER: Not fluent in English (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages)
* CAREGIVER: Paid and trained to care for the patient

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes