Cancer, Vulnerability, and Financial Quality of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
14. mai 2015 oppdatert av: 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.
Studieoversikt
Status
Fullført
Forhold
Detaljert 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.
Studietype
Observasjonsmessig
Registrering (Faktiske)
90
Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Alle
Prøvetakingsmetode
Ikke-sannsynlighetsprøve
Studiepopulasjon
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
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
Kohorter og intervensjoner
Gruppe / Kohort |
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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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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
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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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Det er her du vil finne personer og organisasjoner som er involvert i denne studien.
Sponsor
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Christine C. Callahan, MSW, The Catholic University of America
Studierekorddatoer
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart
1. mai 2010
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
1. mai 2012
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
1. mai 2012
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
22. juli 2010
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
23. juli 2010
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
26. juli 2010
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)
18. mai 2015
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
14. mai 2015
Sist bekreftet
1. mai 2015
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Andre studie-ID-numre
- 2010-090
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