Support Needs and Preferences of Family Caregivers of Lung Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2 sites in 1 country53 target enrollmentAugust 2009

ConditionsLung Cancer

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Lung Cancer
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Enrollment: 53
Locations: 2
Primary Endpoint: Assess psychosocial info & practical needs of prim family caregivers of lung cancer pts.Mental health (anxiety & depression)& behavioral health needs(smoking cessation,alcohol abuse)will be assessed b/c these 2 types of needs are strongly correlate
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study is being done to learn what the needs are in relation to the family members. Some family members seek counseling; others do not. The institution wants to try to understand why and wants to see if they can improve our support services for family members.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2009

End Date

December 2014

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Primary family caregiver identified by a patient who is approximately within 4 to 6 weeks of a new visit to a thoracic clinic and receiving cancer care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center or Queens Cancer Center
•Caregiver is at least 18 years of age.
•Caregiver has adequate English fluency for completion of data collection. The surveys were designed and validated in English and are not currently available in other languages. Translation of questionnaires into other languages would require reestablishing the reliability and validity of these measures. Therefore, participants must be able to communicate in English to complete the surveys.
•Clinically meaningful distress defined as a score of 8 or greater on the Anxiety or Depression subscale of the HADS (see Bjelland et al., 2002; Zigmond \& Snaith, 1983).

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients or caregivers exhibiting significant psychiatric or cognitive impairment (dementia/delirium, retardation, active psychosis) that in the judgment of the investigators would preclude providing informed consent and study participation
•Patient has lung cancer recurrence
•Currently participating in a psychosocial intervention trial

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assess psychosocial info & practical needs of prim family caregivers of lung cancer pts.Mental health (anxiety & depression)& behavioral health needs(smoking cessation,alcohol abuse)will be assessed b/c these 2 types of needs are strongly correlate

Time Frame: 13 to 16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

To assess psychosocial and practical barriers to psychosocial support service use among primary family caregivers of lung cancer patients(13 to 16 weeks)
To assess family caregivers' preferences (preferred topics, modality, provider, timing) regarding psychosocial support interventions.(13 to 16 weeks)
To gather descriptive information regarding participant flow for planning future intervention studies.(13 to 16 weeks)