A Multi-center Investigation of Family Health, Needs, Perceived Support, Self-efficacy and Quality of Life During the Cancer Trajectory: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study Among Danish Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The current healthcare system is unable to identify burdened and vulnerable families affected by cancer, partly due to a lack of knowledge of how cancer affects family health during treatment and survivorship. Recent reviews have documented a general lack of cancer studies including both the patient and the family, and a particular deficiency in studies including more than the spouse. The principal aim of this study is to investigate family health, needs and perceived support, quality of life, self-efficacy, depression, stress and resilience in both patients with cancer and their families across the cancer trajectory. Additionally, the study seeks to identify particularly burdened and vulnerable families and investigate contributing factors to their vulnerability.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• curative intended patients and their eventual appointed caregivers \>18
• breast-, prostate- colorectal cancer or lymphoma.
Locations
Other Locations
Denmark
Odense University Hospital
RECRUITING
Odense C
Contact Information
Primary
Lærke K. Tolstrup, PhD
laerke.tolstrup@rsyd.dk
+4540295129
Time Frame
Start Date:2024-05-13
Estimated Completion Date:2028-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants:240
Treatments
Patients with breast-, prostate- colorectal cancer or lymphoma
Patients will complete the following questionnaires at baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months:~Family Health Scale (Long-form), the ICE Family Perceived Support Questionnaires, EQ-5D-5L, The general self-efficacy scale (GSE), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress thermometer (NCCN DT) and resilience was assessed with the Danish version of the 2-item Connor-Davidson-Resilience Scale (CD-RISC2).~A subset of the patients will also participate in family interviews (n=12-15).
Caregivers to patients with breast-, prostate- colorectal cancer or lymphoma.
Caregivers will complete the following questionnaires at baseline, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months:~Family Health Scale (Long-form), the ICE Family Perceived Support Questionnaires, EQ-5D-5L, The general self-efficacy scale (GSE), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress thermometer (NCCN DT) and resilience was assessed with the Danish version of the 2-item Connor-Davidson-Resilience Scale (CD-RISC2).~A subset of the caregivers will also participate in family interviews (n=12-15).