nderstanding the role of socioeconomic disadvantage on the needs and experiences of care of cancer patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer - Any cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001007527
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible clients will be those who: (i) are aged 18 years or older; (ii) proficient in English (able to complete the surveys and participate in a telephone interview); iii) have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer (any type), and; iv) attending the clinic for an outpatient medical or radiation oncology appointment. Patients will need to have attended the clinic to receive cancer care on at least one previous occasion in the last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients attending the clinic for the first time or those judged by clinic staff to be too unwell or unable to provide informed consent will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified