This is a cross-sectional study evaluating mood disorders in bladder cancer patients and their caregivers across the bladder cancer trajectory
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
358
Assess depression, anxiety, HRQOL, and financial toxicity in both bladder cancer patients and their caregivers via telephone survey
University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Severity of depression in bladder cancer patients and their caregivers: Patient-Health Questionnaire-9
Assessed using Patient-Health Questionnaire-9. A standard questionnaire with 9 questions. Score 5-9 is minimal symptoms, 10-14 is minor depression, 15-19 is major depression moderately severe, and 20-27 is severe major depression.
Time frame: Data will be assessed through study completion, on average one year
Severity of anxiety in bladder cancer patients and their caregivers: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
Assessed using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. A standard questionnaire composed of seven questions with scores ranging from 0 to 21. A score between 5 and 9 indicates mild anxiety, a score between 10 and 14 indicates moderate anxiety, and a score 15 or above indicates severe anxiety.
Time frame: Data will be assessed through study completion, on average one year
Health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients and their caregivers: Short Form-12
Assessed using Short Form-12. A standard questionnaire with twelve questions, with a score from 0 to 100, where a zero indicates lowest level of health and 100 indicates highest level of health.
Time frame: Data will be assessed through study completion, on average one year
Financial Toxicity in bladder cancer patients and their caregivers
Assessed using single-item financial toxicity measure. The measure asks patients to indicate number that best describes their financial stress during pass week from a scale of 0 to 10 with 0 indicating no financial distress and 10 indicating extreme financial distress
Time frame: Data will be assessed through study completion, on average one year
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