Effect of a survivorship care plan on resilience in a multi-cultural population of female primary caregivers of patients with advanced oral cavity cancer

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan0 sites100 target enrollmentOctober 17, 2017

Overview

2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37055297/ (added 21/11/2023)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 17, 2017

End Date

July 31, 2019

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

•Primary caregivers:
•1\. Pathologic confirmation that the patient has oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)
•2\. New diagnosis of oral cavity cancer with cancer stage on III and IV; receipt of surgery and RT or CCRT; and completion of treatment within the previous 6 months
•3\. Disease free survivor (i.e., patient shows no apparent signs of cancer)
•4\. Female (male) primary caregivers aged 20\-70 years
•5\. Female (male) primary caregiver provides uncompensated care or assistance to a patient and is identified by the patient as the primary family caregiver
•6\. RS score \<145 and DT score \>4
•7\. Agreement to participate in the study after explanation of its purposes and procedures

•1\. Oral cavity cancer patient with any prior surgery, RT, or chemotherapy;
•2\. Female primary caregiver with any unstable systemic disease (heart disease, hypertension, active infection, or other underlying disease)
•3\. Female primary caregiver with any condition likely to cause discomfort during the research interview