Needs of Older Caregivers of Adults With Cancer In the First 2 Weeks Following Hospital Discharge
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 23
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Unmet cancer caregiver needs
研究概览
简要总结
The goals of the study are to investigate the needs of older (age 60+) caregivers caring for adults with cancer at 1-week and 2 weeks following hospital discharge and to explore strategies that may assist caregivers in their home caregiving needs. This study will explore how these needs vary based on caregiver spirituality and relationship with the care recipient.
The study will enroll cancer patients and their caregivers admitted to 9100 and 9300, which are the hematological and non-hematological malignancy units at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) respectively. Results of this study will lay the groundwork for creating tailored interventions for caregivers that are compatible to their preferences and more responsive to their needs.
详细描述
Baseline demographic data about the caregiver and patient will be collected at patient beside prior to hospital discharge. Qualitative interviews will be conducted with the cancer caregivers in their home at 1-week after their loved one was discharged from the hospital, and at 2-weeks after discharge from the hospital. This study utilizes a qualitative descriptive design.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Caregiver must speak English
- •Caregiver must be at least 60 years of age
- •Patients must be 18 years of age or older & speak English
- •Patients must have been admitted to either the 9100 or 9300 oncology unit for treatment of cancer, or treatment-related/cancer-related complications
- •Patients must be discharged home to participate in the study
排除标准
- •Dyads who received hospice referral prior to the care recipient's discharge
- •Patient must not have any diagnosis of dementia in their medical records, or any cognitive impairment as assessed by hospital providers (physicians and nurses)
结局指标
主要结局
Unmet cancer caregiver needs
时间窗: 1 week after patient discharge from hospital
Explore the needs (e.g., psychosocial) of older adults caring for a loved one with cancer at home during the first and second weeks after hospital discharge, and determine how these needs vary by spirituality and relationship to the care recipient.
Caregiver strategies assisting in caregiving role
时间窗: 1 week after patient discharge from hospital
Identify the strategies used by older caregivers during the first and second weeks after hospital discharge, and determine how these strategies vary by spirituality and relationship to the care recipient.
Caregiver decision making in seeking assistance for cancer patient
时间窗: 1 week after patient discharge from hospital
Describe the preferences of support and assistance (e.g., family/friends) of older caregivers in caring for a loved one with cancer at home during the first and second weeks after hospital discharge, and determine how these preferences vary by spirituality and relationship to the care recipient.
次要结局
- Caregiver needs and preferences vary with time(2 weeks after patient discharge from the hospital)