Perceptions of Hospital Care at Home for Patients With Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Cancer Providers, Patients and Caregivers.
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Focus Group, Interview.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Perceptions of Hospital Care at Home for Patients With Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Cancer Providers, Patients and Caregivers
Overview
The objective of this qualitative research study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of cancer care providers, patients with cancer and caregivers regarding hospital care at home. We aim to conduct qualitative interviews to inform implementation of future on oncology hospital care at home programs
Detailed description
Interviews and focus groups will be conducted in English only using an interview guide (attached). The interview guide was based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)8 to provide a broad understanding of the potential barriers and enablers of implementing a hospital care at home program. In summary, interviews will begin with an overview of the qualitative research study followed by verification of a completed demographic questionnaire
Interventions
- Behavioral Focus Group
Participants can meet with an interviewer alone. The focus group should take about 1 hour and will be held in person at MD Anderson, by telephone, or online using a video conferencing app called Zoom - Behavioral Interview
Participants can meet with an interviewer alone. The interview should take about 1 hour and will be held in person at MD Anderson, by telephone, or online using a video conferencing app called Zoom
Primary outcome measures
- Quality of Life Questionnaires [Time frame: through study completion an average of 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Cancer Care Providers
- Cancer care providers of any specialty, including but not limited to oncologists, surgeons, hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, nurses (including nurse practitioners), physician assistants, and any other member of the cancer care team (eg social workers or physical therapists)
- Employed by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Patients
- Adults ages 18 and over
- Currently undergoing or completed cancer treatment within the last 5 years at MD Anderson
- Able to speak and read in English
- Caregivers
- Adults ages 18 and over
- Self-identifies as a caregiver of an individual over 18 who is currently undergoing cancer treatment or completed cancer treatment within the last 5 years at MD Anderson
- Able to speak and read in English
Exclusion:
None
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05694650 · 2022-0654 · NCI-2022-09841