Relationships Among Physical and Psychological Status, Social Support, Resource Utilization, Supportive Care Needs in Patients With Gynecological Cancer

• Conditions: Gynecologic Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT05776693
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

With the advancement of medical treatments and under the trend of prolonging the survival rate of gynecological cancer patients, the use of social resources and the need for supportive care are particularly important! In the past, studies on patients with gynecological cancer focused on the relation between physical and mental symptoms, intimate relationships, social support, and quality of life. There were few studies on the relationship between social support, resource utilization, and supportive care needs for this group of patients. Therefore, this study research will be conducted on these topics. The results of the study can confirm the current situation of gynecological cancer patients using social resources and the related factors that affect their supportive care needs, and can provide important empirical data for future social resource services and international research design content.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-24
• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-20
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-22
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed by a physician as a patient with gynecological cancer
• Aged 20 or above, with clear consciousness and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
• After reading the consent form, accept the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

• Unconscious and unable to communicate verbally to complete the interview for this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Supportive Care Needs Survey.	1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.	Patients' supportive care needs by Supportive Care Needs Survey.It is a 5-Point Likert Scale,higher scores mean more care needs.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey.	1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.	Patients' social support by Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey(MOS-SSS).It is a 5 Point Likert Scale(0-5) ,higher scores represents receiving more social support.
Physical and Psychological Symptoms Scale	1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.	Patients' physical and psychological symptoms will be measured by Physical and Psychological Symptom Scale.It use Numerical Rating Scale(VRS)0-10.It is a 11 Point Likert Scale(e. g. 0 is no pain; 10 is unbearable pain) .
Social resource assessment .	1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.	Patients' utilization of social resource assessment scale developed by the research team. It is a 5 Point Likert Scale(0-5).The higher the score, the more frequently the resource is used.Also answer how helpful and useful the resource is(0-10),higher scores represents more helpful and useful.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan