Transitoriness in Cancer Patients, Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Care

NCT00364078 | Completed

• 3 other identifiers: J0601BIL OCS 01532-03-2004Dorothy Evans Lyne Fund
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 193
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Lung Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancers

Keywords

Cross-sectional correlational study; Uncertainty; Locus of Control; Quality of life; Transitoriness; Cancer care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients of the Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions

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
• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins: lead
• Swiss Cancer League: collaborator
• Johns Hopkins University: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

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  PMID: 12932481 BACKGROUND

• Shaha M. [Life with intestinal cancer. A phenomenologic-empirical study]. Pflege. 2003 Dec;16(6):323-30. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.16.6.323. German.

  PMID: 14964130 BACKGROUND

• Shaha M, Cox C, Porrett T, Hall A.The omnipresence of cancer and its practice implications for colorectal cancer. Cancer Nursing Practice, 5(4): 35 - 39, 2006

  BACKGROUND

• Shaha M, Cox CL, Talman K, Kelly D. Uncertainty in breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer: implications for supportive care. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2008;40(1):60-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00207.x.

  PMID: 18302593 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Digestive System Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases

Study Officials

• Anne E Belcher, PhD

  Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 14, 2006
• First Posted: August 15, 2006
• Study Start: June 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2007
• Study Completion: August 1, 2007
• Last Updated: May 21, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-05

Locations

US (2)