This study investigates the well-being and health-related quality of life in cancer patients and survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using questionnaires may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing, isolation, seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing, isolation, seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends); COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms); health, financial and social disruptions; perceived benefits and social support; and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a convenience sample of cancer patients and survivors. II. Evaluate the extent to which COVID-19 experiences are associated with COVID-19-specific psychological distress, health, financial and social disruptions, perceived benefits and social support, and HRQoL. III. Evaluate the extent to which resiliency factors such as social support and perceived benefits moderate the effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL. OUTLINE: Patients complete an online questionnaire over 10 minutes regarding the COVID-19 pandemic including testing, risks of exposure, whether people they know have acquired COVID-19, as well as questions on how the pandemic has impacted their quality of life.
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: 2 months
COVID-19-specific psychological distress
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
COVID-19-specific health
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
COVID-19-specific financial and social disruptions
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
COVID-19-specific perceived benefits and social support
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
COVID-19-specific health related quality of life (HRQoL)
This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL
Will evaluate the extent to which resiliency factors such as social support and perceived benefits moderate the effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
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