Development of a Rapid Assessment Tool for Fatigue in Palliative Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 228
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- ACI score
研究概览
简要总结
Fatigue is a common problem in advanced cancer and palliative care. The development of tools to measure fatigue, however, has been slowed by their inability to distinguish between fatigue and other related symptoms, such as tiredness. Our work suggests that these distinctions are important because they serve as markers for stressors associated with advancing disease. We have developed a tool that we believe will distinguish between these two states as well as exhaustion. In this study we will conduct some initial tests of this tool in preparation for its use as an outcome indicator in future studies.
详细描述
Based on a series of qualitative studies, our group is developing a new rapid fatigue assessment screening tool (rFAST) for use with individuals who have advanced cancer and are receiving care in either an active treatment or palliative setting.
Hypotheses:
- The three tools (tiredness, fatigue, and exhaustion) in the rFAST are each defined by the same six dimensions: decline in stamina, decline in cognition, decline in sleep quality, diminished social network, and increased emotional reactivity
- The five subscales of the tiredness, fatigue, and exhaustion scales are internally consistent.
- Tiredness, fatigue, and exhaustion are distinct states that are manifested by unique patterns of scores on their 6 subscales
- The mean POMS-Vsf scores of individuals who meet the definition of fatigue will be lower than the mean POMS-Vsf scores of individuals who meet the definition of tiredness and higher than the mean POMS-Vsf scores of individuals who meet the definition of exhaustion.
Objectives
- To examine the factor structure of the tiredness, fatigue, and exhaustion scales of the rFAST.
- To examine the internal consistency of the 5 subscales within the tired, fatigue, and exhaustion scales.
- To compare actual rFAST scale scores to hypothesized scale profiles for tiredness, fatigue, and exhaustion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with advanced cancer currently receiving treatment for either hematologic or lung cancer at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, or patients with advanced cancer currently receiving care through the Alberta Cancer Board (Cross Cancer Institute or Tom Baker Cancer Centre), or the palliative care programs associated with the regional health authority in Edmonton, Alberta who are at least 18 years old, able to read and write English, have a Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam score of at least 22.
排除标准
- •Patients unable to give informed consent in English.
结局指标
主要结局
ACI score
时间窗: day 1
Adaptive Capacity Index Score
次要结局
未报告次要终点