Cancer, Vulnerability, and Financial Quality of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
14. maj 2015 opdateret af: Christine Callahan, PhD, LCSW-C, Georgetown University
The primary purpose of this study is to examine how vulnerabilities in psychological and social situations affect financial quality of life.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Detaljeret beskrivelse
The primary purpose of this study is to examine how vulnerabilities in psychological and social situations affect financial quality of life.
For people who are experiencing financial hardship, a cancer diagnosis can be devastating.
For others, cancer may cause or even worsen financial stress, for example, with their work, their ability to maintain benefits such as health insurance, their ability to pay bills, and their ability to get the cancer treatment they need.
The impact of cancer on financial quality of life is an important area of study within cancer care.
Considering the financial burden of cancer also lends greater appreciation for the problems that people face if they cannot handle cancer's costs, or if needed resources are either not present or are too stretched to help with the care they need.
For this study, up to 180 cancer patients will be interviewed with a written questionnaire.
Of this group, 15 people will also be asked if they would like to participate in a follow-up personal interview with the researcher.
The major hypothesis of this study is: The greater the vulnerabilities in predisposing factors and enabling factors, the greater the need factors with respect to cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the lower the perceived ability to adhere to treatment, the poorer will be the financial quality of life.
Undersøgelsestype
Observationel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
90
Deltagelseskriterier
Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Ingen
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Alle
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Ikke-sandsynlighedsprøve
Studiebefolkning
Any cancer patient over the age of 18 who can speak and understand English and can provide informed consent
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any cancer patient over the age of 18 who can speak and understand English and can provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pediatric patients; non-English-speaking patients
Studieplan
Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorte |
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Cancer patients over the age of 18
Cancer patients over the age of 18 who are receiving active treatment.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Identification of Potential Vulnerabilities
Tidsramme: May 2010 to October 2012
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To examine how vulnerabilities in psychological and social situations affect financial quality of life.
The dependent variable in this study is financial quality of life, defined as the ability to manage all current and future (including unexpected) financial obligations related to cancer care, within the context of sound health-care decision-making.
Under the theoretical framework used, the first three independent variables selected under the predisposing domain are housing instability, personal control within the larger context of health locus of control, and demographics.
Under the enabling domain, the next variables measured are income and financial stress, presence of health insurance and health insurance adequacy, perceived barriers to care, and social support.
For the need domain, a patient's experience with cancer in terms of treatment and acuity are measured.
Variables are measured using standardized instruments or in the absence of one, a scale composed by the researcher.
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May 2010 to October 2012
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Det er her, du vil finde personer og organisationer, der er involveret i denne undersøgelse.
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Christine C. Callahan, MSW, The Catholic University of America
Datoer for undersøgelser
Disse datoer sporer fremskridtene for indsendelser af undersøgelsesrekord og resumeresultater til ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieregistreringer og rapporterede resultater gennemgås af National Library of Medicine (NLM) for at sikre, at de opfylder specifikke kvalitetskontrolstandarder, før de offentliggøres på den offentlige hjemmeside.
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
1. maj 2010
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
1. maj 2012
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
1. maj 2012
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
22. juli 2010
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
23. juli 2010
Først opslået (Skøn)
26. juli 2010
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
18. maj 2015
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
14. maj 2015
Sidst verificeret
1. maj 2015
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2010-090
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