Quality of Life Assessment of Caregivers of Patients With Multiple Myeloma Participating in a Therapeutic Education Program and Receiving a Supportive Care Needs Evaluation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 27
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Effectiveness of a needs assessment approach through participation in a therapeutic education program on improving the quality of life of caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma.
研究概览
简要总结
The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma affect not only the patient but also their family and caregivers. Advances in therapy have transformed the follow-up of patients treated for multiple myeloma. The involvement of informal caregivers has become increasingly essential to ensure adequate home-based care, as most treatments are now delivered on an outpatient basis. Literature reviews suggest that caregivers of cancer patients often face unmet supportive care needs, which in turn negatively impact their quality of life.
详细描述
By improving the quality of life of caregivers, the intervention can help prevent cascading effects such as a deterioration in the quality of life of the care recipient, thereby reducing the overall burden on healthcare systems. In addition, therapeutic education is an ongoing process aimed at helping patients and/or caregivers acquire or maintain the skills they need to best manage their lives with a chronic condition.
Study procedures :
- During the hematology consultation, the study will be presented to the caregiver identified by the patient (between Day -7 and Day 0). After receiving full oral and written information, the caregiver's free, written, and informed consent will be obtained prior to participation.
- After providing written informed consent to participate in the study, the caregiver will attend an individual interview at Day 0 with a nurse to complete a Shared Educational Assessment .The caregiver will then independently complete a self-administered questionnaire assessing quality of life using the CarGOQoL (CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life).
The Shared Educational Assessment is a discussion between the healthcare professional and the caregiver focusing on the skills to be acquired or strengthened in order to improve health and quality of life. It enables exploration and assessment of the caregiver's needs and resources in terms of :
- Acquisition of knowledge;
- Acquisition or reinforcement of self-care and coping skills, while recognizing and valuing the caregiver's own self learning efforts.
- The group of caregivers thus constituted will attend four therapeutic education workshops. Each workshop will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Caregivers will attend two half-day sessions, participating in two workshops per session (Week 1: Workshops 1 & 2; Week 2: Workshops 3 & 4).
The topics addressed in the workshops are as follows:
- Workshop 1: Understanding the disease
- Workshop 2: Identifying abnormalities in biological tests and adapting the appropriate response
- Workshop 3: Understanding treatments and their adverse effects
- Workshop 4: Expressing personal experiences and feelings caregivers' satisfaction with each workshop will be assessed at the end of every session
- At the end of the program (three months after inclusion), the caregiver will attend a follow-up consultation with the nurse to evaluate skill acquisition and will independently complete the same quality of life questionnaire (CarGOQoL) that was administered prior to the program
- At six months, a new assessment of quality of life will be conducted using the CarGOQoL questionnaire during a telephone interview with a member of the investigative team
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
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
- •Caregiver :
- •Designated by a patient followed for multiple myeloma during first-line treatment
- •Providing weekly assistance to the patient (e.g., shopping, housekeeping, management of daily living activities, healthcare or hygiene support, etc.)
- •Aged 18 years or older
- •Fluent in French
- •Affiliated with or benefiting from a social security system (excluding state medical aid - AME)
- •Able to provide free, written, and informed consent
排除标准
- •Caregiver :
- •Not designated by the patient as the primary caregiver
- •Currently being treated for an acute medical condition
- •Refusal of the caregiver to participate in the study
- •Under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship)
结局指标
主要结局
Effectiveness of a needs assessment approach through participation in a therapeutic education program on improving the quality of life of caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma.
时间窗: 3 months
Change in caregivers' CarGOQoL (CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life) scores between baseline and 3 months. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
Effectiveness of a needs assessment approach through participation in a therapeutic education program on improving the quality of life of caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma.
时间窗: 3 months
Change in caregivers' CarGOQoL (CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life) scores between baseline and 3 months. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
次要结局
- Caregivers' adherence to the therapeutic education program for caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma(3 months)
- Changes in caregivers' specific skills after participation in the program (self-care and coping skills)(6 months)
- Caregivers' satisfaction with participation in the workshops(2 weeks)
- The long-term effectiveness of this approach on caregivers' quality of life.(6 months)
- Changes in caregivers' specific skills after participation in the program (self-care and coping skills)(6 months)
- Caregivers' satisfaction with participation in the workshops(2 weeks)
- Caregivers' adherence to the therapeutic education program for caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma(3 months)
- The long-term effectiveness of this approach on caregivers' quality of life.(6 months)