The objective of this study is to conduct in-person qualitative interviews of subjects who have different tumor types to identify and assess relevant PROMIS physical function items that can be utilized in future studies. Health Research Associates (HRA) will conduct qualitative interviews in subjects with a variety of cancer types. PROMIS is a set of self-report measurement tools, developed by the United States (US) National Institutes for Health (NIH). The most recent version of PROMIS Physical Function Item Bank contains 165 items assessing a range of abilities and its subset, a 45-item PROMIS Function Cancer Item Bank which contains questions relevant to subjects with cancer. Approximately 150 subjects with five tumor types will be recruited. HRA will conduct the interviews that will be audio-recorded for transcription and analysis. Five tumor types that will be focused on are Breast, Prostate, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Multiple Myeloma, and Diffuse Large B-Cell (DLBCL) or Follicular Lymphoma. Interviews will be conducted in English language in private areas within clinic site or rented meeting facilities and will last approximately for 60-90 minutes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1
Subjects will participate in a qualitative interview lasting up to 90 minutes. The interviews will include a concept elicitation component to explore details of the subject's perceived disease condition, functional limitations and impacts on daily life and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). In addition, a card sorting exercise will be used to evaluate the relevance and comprehension of PROMIS Physical Function items.
PROMIS Physical Function Items is a set of self-report measurement tools. The latest version of PROMIS Physical Function Items contains 165 items for self-assessment. PROMIS Physical Function Cancer Item Bank contains a subset of 45 items relevant to cancer subjects. Subjects will complete half of the PROMIS Physical Function Items during their enrollment visit and the other half of items prior to their interview.
GSK Investigational Site
Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States
Conduct qualitative patient interviews with a range of cancer patients across multiple tumor types to identify a subset of relevant PROMIS Physical Function items that can be utilized in future clinical trials
Number of interviews conducted. Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects will include Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (EGOC) status, current tumor status and latest line of treatment
Time frame: Approximately 90 minutes
Number of subject expressions of a given concept
Evidence to support the content validity for the selected PROMIS Physical functional items will include the number of subject expressions of given concept.
Time frame: Approximately 90 minutes
Number of interviews to reach saturation of concept
Evidence to support content validity includes the number of interviews needed to reach saturation of concept, which is the point, after which no new relevant or important information emerges and collecting additional data will not add to the understanding of how patients perceive the concept of interest and the items in a questionnaire.
Time frame: Approximately 90 minutes
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