Quality of Life in Caregivers of Hospitalized Older Patients With Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer; Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
• Interventions: Other: questionnaire administration; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment

• Registration Number: NCT01866969
• Lead Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies quality of life in caregivers of hospitalized older patients with cancer.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Identify patient and caregiver factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life in caregivers of older adults with cancer.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine characteristics of informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

II. Determine type and amount of care informal caregivers provide for older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

III. Determine quality of life in informal caregivers of older adults with cancer admitted to hospital.

IV. Identify caregiver needs, both informational and resource related. V. Explore the association between re-admission to the hospital within 30 days and caregiver burden.

VI. Explore whether feedback of information attained from the assessment of the caregiver influences services implemented by the health care team.

VII. Determine reasons for non-participation.

OUTLINE:

Caregivers complete a questionnaire about their sociodemographics, physical health, social supports, social activity, mental health and caregiver burden. They will also provide an assessment of the person they care for.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-05-29
• Study Start: 2013-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-03
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 211

Inclusion Criteria

• PATIENT: Age >= 65 years old
• PATIENT: Diagnosis of cancer (solid or hematologic malignancy)
• PATIENT: Be able to provide informed consent
• PATIENT: Unplanned admission to hospital
• CAREGIVER: Primary caregiver (person who provides all of the majority of the unpaid care for the care recipient)
• CAREGIVER: Be able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• PATIENT: Planned admission to hospital for treatment (chemotherapy, transplant)
• CAREGIVER: Not fluent in English (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages)
• CAREGIVER: Paid and trained to care for the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Supportive care (quality of life questionnaire)	quality-of-life assessment	Caregivers complete a self-administered questionnaire about factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life.
Supportive care (quality of life questionnaire)	questionnaire administration	Caregivers complete a self-administered questionnaire about factors associated with increased caregiver burden and decreased quality of life.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver burden and caregiver quality of life as measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index	Up to 1 year	Univariate analyses will be performed to test differences in the Caregiver Quality of Life-Cancer Index (CQOLC) total score and score of each domain (burden, distinctiveness, positive adaption, and financial concern) across categorical variables (analysis of variance \[ANOVA\]), and simple linear regression will be used to test association of CQOLC total score with continuous and categorical variables.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

City of Hope Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Duarte, California, United States