Transitoriness in Cancer Patients, Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Care
Completed
Conditions studied: Lung Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancers
In brief
Transitoriness can be defined as confrontation with life's finitude. Cancer patients are perceived to experience this confrontation due to their diagnosis. It is perceived to impact cancer patients' ways of coping with the disease situation. In this study, cancer patients' levels of uncertainty, transitoriness and their perceived locus of control are assessed. It is aimed at exploring the association of uncertainty, locus of control, transitoriness and quality of life. If a stronger correlation of one or the other issue with quality of life can be discovered, it will inform the development of an adequate evidence-based nursing intervention to better support patients' coping with the disease.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00364078
- Run by
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- People needed
- 193
- Starts
- 2006-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-05-21
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Lung and gastrointestinal cancer diagnoses at various stages
- Inpatient or outpatient of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Bayview Medical Center or Greensprings Station
- Ability to read and understand English
- 18 years or older
- Patients have been informed of the serious/terminal nature of their cancer diagnosis
- Physically and mentally fit
- Diverse ethnic background
You may not qualify if…
- Observable evidence of confusion (researcher will consult with psychiatric liaison nurse if the patient is not oriented to time,place and person).
- Patients who experience pain or other discomforting symptoms
- Receiving hospice care
Where it is running
- Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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