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

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Treatments

Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care

Procedure: quality-of-life assessment

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT00255697

CASE8Z05 (Other Identifier)

P30CA043703 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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

Enrollment

863 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion 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