Cancer, Vulnerability, and Financial Quality of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
2015年5月14日 更新者: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.
研究概览
地位
完全的
条件
详细说明
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.
研究类型
观察性的
注册 (实际的)
90
参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
18年 及以上 (成人、年长者)
接受健康志愿者
不
有资格学习的性别
全部
取样方法
非概率样本
研究人群
Any cancer patient over the age of 18 who can speak and understand English and can provide informed consent
描述
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
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
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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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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Identification of Potential Vulnerabilities
大体时间: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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合作者和调查者
在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Christine C. Callahan, MSW、The Catholic University of America
研究记录日期
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研究主要日期
学习开始
2010年5月1日
初级完成 (实际的)
2012年5月1日
研究完成 (实际的)
2012年5月1日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2010年7月22日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2010年7月23日
首次发布 (估计)
2010年7月26日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
2015年5月18日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2015年5月14日
最后验证
2015年5月1日
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- 2010-090
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