Community Engagement in the Development of Oncology Navigation Training
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Sponsor
- American Cancer Society, Inc.
- Enrollment
- 2000
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Information Needs
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the pilot phase of ACS Cares to identify key implementation outcomes and assess effectiveness of the program to improve distress, enhance communication, and reduce missed appointments and healthcare utilization.
Detailed Description
In 2023, the American Cancer Society (ACS) created a new program, ACS Cares, based on the Take the Fight experience and existing literature on non-clinical navigation. The goal of ACS Cares is to supplement existing navigation infrastructure to extend navigation services to a broader population of patients. This is accomplished through designating lower level, timely tasks to volunteers and allowing paid navigators to practice at the highest level of their license (e.g nurses proving symptom management, higher level coordination). The goal of this study is to evaluate the pilot phase of ACS Cares to identify key implementation outcomes and assess effectiveness of the program to improve distress, enhance communication, and reduce missed appointments and healthcare utilization.
Investigators
Bonny Morris
Senior Director, ACS CARES
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients of health system's healthcare physician champions with a confirmed cancer diagnosis
- •patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis
- •families of patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis
- •Caregivers of patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria
- •patients, families and/or caregivers without a confirmed cancer diagnosis
- •patients not receiving care from healthcare physician champions
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Information Needs
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Information Needs
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Quality of life
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Quality of life
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: SDOH barriers
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
SDOH barriers
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Distress needs
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Distress needs
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Unmet needs
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Unmet needs
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Patient-provider communication
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Patient-provider communication
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: clinical trials knowledge
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
clinical trials knowledge
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Patient activation
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Patient activation
Context, Training, and Process Measures: Service Penetrance and Process Measures: Service Penetrance
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
• # of patients/caregivers approached for ACS CARES Median and range per volunteer • # of patients/caregivers who decline by refusal reason • # of patients/caregivers supported by ACS CARES Median and range per volunteer • # of patients/caregivers who received psychosocial distress screening Median and range per ACS CARES volunteer • # of patients/caregivers who received an SDOH screening Median and range per ACS CARES volunteer • # of follow-ups conducted Median and range per ACS CARES volunteer • # of in-person visits conducted Median and range per ACS CARES volunteer • # of shifts completed Median and range per ACS CARES volunteer • # of referrals received from health system team members
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Satisfaction with program
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Satisfaction with program
Measure the impact of ACS CARES on patient-reported outcomes: Financial toxicity
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months into pilot
Financial toxicity
Secondary Outcomes
- Sociodemographic differences between ACS CARES supported and non-ACS CAREs supported patients(baseline and 1 year)
- Impact of ACS CARES on treatment adherence and healthcare(baseline and 1 year)
- Context, Training, and Process Measures: Volunteer Satisfaction(1 year)