Quality of Life in Caregivers of Hospitalized Older Patients With Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center211 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

211

Conditions

Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

questionnaire administrationOTHER

Ancillary studies

quality-of-life assessmentPROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Caregiver burden and caregiver quality of life as measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index

Univariate analyses will be performed to test differences in the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index (CQOLC) total score and score of each domain (burden, distinctiveness, positive adaption, and financial concern) across categorical variables (analysis of variance \[ANOVA\]), and simple linear regression will be used to test association of CQOLC total score with continuous and categorical variables.

Time frame: Up to 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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