A Chatbot-Powered G8 Screening Intervention to Facilitate Referrals to a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Among Older Adults With Cancer

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatric Cancer Patients

Treatments: Other: G8 Screening Tool

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05535140

21F.675

080-27000-S45501 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this prospective quality improvement study, we will develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an online patient self-reported G8 screening tool which will allow us to efficiently identify G8 positive older cancer patients to be referred to our Senior Adult Oncology Center (SAOC) for a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA).

Full description

We will test the feasibility and acceptability of the online G8 screening tool developed. 100 older new established cancer patients who had used the MyChart G8 will be recruited to provide their feedback on the usability of the screening tool and any related referral and SAOC appointment experience. Among patients with G8 scores ≤ 14, they will be referred to a CGA. We will examine CGA attendance compliance, predictive value of the online collected G8 score with the final frailty designation determined by the CGA, and perceived barriers among CGA non-adherent patients via a brief follow up inquiry.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65 years and older
• New Patient Visit scheduled for Medical Oncology

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to answer or have caregiver answer questions on screening tool.

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Cancer patients who are 65 years of age or older

Description:

An online self-reported G8 screening tool. The tool will have content including: 1) the purpose and benefit of the G8, 2) explanations of each question with examples and probes to help with recall, and 3) next steps after the G8 assessment is completed and how the results might impact their cancer treatments. New established older cancer patients will be invited to interact with the tool.

Treatment:

Other: G8 Screening Tool