Investigators are conducting this study to find out more about what heart health means to participants and how healthcare providers can best help to manage heart health. Participants will be asked to view an electronic tool designed to promote heart health awareness and help to manage heart health outside of the clinic. This study will provide important information to help investigators develop future programs that improve cancer patient's heart health after they complete their treatment.
Primary Objective: The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of enrolling and completing the heart health assessment among endometrial cancer patients scheduled for routine follow-up care. Secondary Objectives: * To assess patient satisfaction with the tool. * To identify the proportion of patients with non-ideal cardiovascular health scores who report initiating discussions regarding cardiovascular health during their routine oncology appointment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
44
Participants will access a heart health information visualization tool online using a personal device or a study tablet computer using their e-mail address to log-in. Investigators will review participant lab results specifically related to their cardiovascular health (e.g. blood pressure, cholesterol) in order to personalize the heart health tool for participants. A brief survey before and after use of the tool will also be completed by participants.
A brief survey before and after use of the tool will also be completed by participants.
Participants will be asked questions related to their heart health.
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Number of Participants to Complete Intervention - Feasibility
Feasibility will be defined from the number of participants who complete the web-based assessment using exact 95% binomial confidence intervals.
Time frame: 6 months
Number of Participants Stating Satisfaction With PREVENT Tool
Patient satisfaction will be identified through post-visit survey with a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree) regarding liking the tool, helpfulness, ease of understanding and desire to use this tool with their oncologist. One-sample t-tests will be used to test whether the average response to each question is greater than 3.5 (with three denoting a neutral response). Wilcoxon signed rank tests will be used to compare cancer survivors' knowledge regarding their cardiovascular health risk factors and perceived importance of cancer and heart disease before and after using the cardiovascular risk visualization tool.
Time frame: 6 months
Number of Participants to Report Initiating Discussions Regarding Cardiovascular Health With Health Care Providers
The initiation of discussions with participants' health care providers will largely be descriptive (using means as a measurement) to analyze this measure. Participants responded yes/no to the following discussions: 1\) Losing weight and maintaining a healthy body weight? 2) Quitting smoking, or staying smoke-free? 3) Controlling your blood pressure? 4) Controlling your cholesterol? 5) Controlling your glucose or hemoglobin A1c? 6) Any discussion regarding health with health care providers
Time frame: 6 months
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