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Psychological distress in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer referred to Psycho-oncology service

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: Z857- Personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/02/040538
Lead Sponsor
Tata Memoerial Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Adolescents and young adults (AYA) in age group of 15-39y with cancer diagnosis referred to Psycho-Oncology service

2.Receiving treatment with curative or palliative intent

3.Able to give informed consent or assent

4.Able to attend follow up assessments, either in-person or by teleconsultation

5.Able to read and understand English, Hindi or Marathi

Exclusion Criteria

?Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer with moderate to severe intellectual disability and cognitive deficits

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Distress values and levels at baseline on referral to Psycho-oncology service and at 3,6, 9, and 12 months - as measured by Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7Timepoint: Baseline and 3,6,9 and 12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Correlation between scores of distress at baseline, as measured on GAD-7 with age, gender, socio-economic status, disease and cancer treatment (sequential vs concurrent) <br/ ><br>2.Frequency and types of interventions used – psychological measures singly or in combination with psychopharmacological agents, at baseline on referral and at 3 monthly intervals for a year <br/ ><br>3.Correlation between change in scores of distress (4 or 4 and above) with age, gender, socio-economic status, disease, cancer treatment (sequential vs concurrent) and interventions for distress management <br/ ><br>4.Time to improvement as measured by number of weeks <br/ ><br>5.Presence and levels of distress of primary caregivers <br/ ><br>6.Correlation between patient and caregiver distress <br/ ><br>7.Differences in levels and correlates of distress between adolescents and young adults <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline and 3,6,9 and 12 months
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