Coping With COVID: The Effect of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis on Mental Well-Being in Cancer Patients Seen at the Psychiatric Oncology Clinic
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient-reported severity of depression
研究概览
简要总结
This study determines how the threat of the coronavirus has affected the mental health and physical well-being of cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic, and how they have coped with any related stress. Questionnaires that assess coping strategies and behaviors for decreasing disease transmission may help researchers create recommendations for future public health crises and pandemics.
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health crisis affected mental well-being in cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine how the COVID-19 public health crisis affected physical well-being and substance use in cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic.
II. To determine how patient coping strategies and levels of apathy affected mental and physical health symptoms and substance use during COVID-19 in patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Outpatients seen by providers of the psychiatric oncology clinic at least once between November 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020 and at least once between April 10, 2020 and June 10, 2020
- •Speaking English as indicated in their medical chart
排除标准
- •Patients who are pregnant as recorded in their medical chart
- •Incarcerated
- •With a recorded diagnosis of a formal thought disorder
- •Unable to consent
结局指标
主要结局
Patient-reported severity of depression
时间窗: Baseline
sum score on the Patient Health Questionnaire, a 9-item scale with a sumscore ranging between 0 and 27, with a higher score indicating more-severe depression.
Patient-reported severity of anxiety
时间窗: Baseline
sum score on the generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire, a 7-item scale with sumscore range between 0 and 21. A higher score indicates higher severity of anxiety.
Patient-reported severity of distress
时间窗: Baseline
score on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer, a one-item 0-10 scale. A higher score indicates higher distress.
次要结局
- Patient-reported coping strategy(Baseline)
- Patient-reported physical symptoms(Baseline)
- Patient-reported engagement in the 5 health behaviors endorsed by World Health Organization intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus(Baseline)
- Substance use(Baseline)
- Patient-reported levels of apathy(Baseline)