Supportive Care Service Availability for Cancer Caregivers in Community Oncology Practices

Completed

Conditions studied: Supportive Care

In brief

The purpose of this study is to understand current practices for engaging with informal (unpaid) caregivers of patients with cancer, characterize the availability of supportive care services, and assess the perspectives of multi-disciplinary oncology health care providers regarding identifying and supporting caregivers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03746314

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

910

Starts

2018-12-10

Expected to finish

2020-06-12

Last updated by the study team

2022-03-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) components/subcomponents providing care to adult oncology patients.
• NCORP components/subcomponents willing to: a) identify a supportive care leader knowledgeable about supportive care services that may be available to the practice and b) assist with the identification and recruitment of oncology providers for a brief provider survey.
• NCORP components/subcomponents who share staff and supportive care services may participate as a single practice group
• A staff member at each site who is most knowledgeable about supportive care services for adult oncology patients (e.g., Director of Manger of Psychosocial Oncology, Supportive Care Services, or Cancer Patient Support). If an administrator or leader cannot be identified, the nurse manager or clinic director will be asked to identify a staff member most knowledgeable about psychosocial or supportive care services for adult oncology patients or complete the survey himself or herself.
• Must be a physician, nurse, or physician assistant/nurse practitioner, who routinely provides cancer care to adult oncology patients, including medical, radiation and surgical oncologists or physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and nurses who work in oncology settings.
• Must have been in practice at component/subcomponent for at least 6 months.

You may not qualify if…

• Component/subcomponent exclusively care for pediatric oncology patients. Given the distinct caregiver experience and needs of caregivers of pediatric oncology patients, we are not including components/sub-components that exclusively provide care for pediatric oncology patients.
• Providers in practice less than 6 months.

Where it is running

• Anchorage Radiation Therapy Center — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Breast Care and Surgery LLC — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Alaska Women's Cancer Care — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Anchorage Oncology Centre — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Katmai Oncology Group — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Providence Alaska Medical Center — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Mercy Hospital Fort Smith — Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
• CHI Saint Vincent Cancer Center Hot Springs — Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
• Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro — Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center — Burbank, California, United States
• Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare — Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
• Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Penrose — Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
• Porter Adventist Hospital — Denver, Colorado, United States
• Mercy Medical Center — Durango, Colorado, United States
• Southwest Oncology PC — Durango, Colorado, United States
• Mountain Blue Cancer Care Center — Golden, Colorado, United States
• Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Lakewood — Lakewood, Colorado, United States
• Saint Anthony Hospital — Lakewood, Colorado, United States
• Littleton Adventist Hospital — Littleton, Colorado, United States
• Longmont United Hospital — Longmont, Colorado, United States
• Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Longmont — Longmont, Colorado, United States
• Parker Adventist Hospital — Parker, Colorado, United States
• Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Parker — Parker, Colorado, United States
• Anchorage Associates in Radiation Medicine — Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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