Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Mitigate Disparities in Access to OT/PT in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Identify modifiable barriers to occupational and physical therapy care for children during cancer treatment that may be contributing to disparities in health outcomes.
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 6 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to identify the modifiable facilitators and barriers to occupational and physical therapy care for children during and after cancer treatment that may be contributing to disparities in health outcomes. The investigators will identify these facilitators and barriers by surveying and interviewing healthcare administrators at MD Anderson Cancer center. The investigators will also survey and interview physicians, advanced practice providers, and occupational and physical therapists to obtain their feedback on these issues.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employed as an administrator at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the sister institutions and working in the areas of pediatrics, survivorship, cancer control, health policy, and rehabilitation services.
- •Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria:
- •Employed as a referring provider (e.g., oncologist, surgeon, advanced care practitioner), or an OT/PT therapist at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the sister institutions.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inability to provide informed consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Identify modifiable barriers to occupational and physical therapy care for children during cancer treatment that may be contributing to disparities in health outcomes.
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year