Distress Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Telehealth on Supportive Care Patients With Advanced Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study assesses the level of distress felt by cancer patients due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Researchers also want to learn if patients prefer to receive supportive care (palliative care) in person or through telemedicine (visits by phone or video call, such as Zoom). Information from this study may help doctors better understand how COVID-19 has affected patients with advanced cancer, patients' perceptions of telehealth, and may help clinicians tailor care to patients' needs during the pandemic.

Detailed Description
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess advanced cancer patients' level of distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. II. Assess patients' overall preference towards palliative telemedicine vs in person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Assess associations between patient characteristics and perceptions of overall distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. II. Assess associations between patient characteristics and their attitudes and beliefs towards palliative telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. III. Compare the attitudes and beliefs towards palliative telemedicine between patients who completed visits via video vs telephone. OUTLINE: Patients complete survey over 20 minutes.

Official Title
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Distress Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Telehealth on Supportive Care Patients With Advanced Cancer

Conditions
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Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, COVID-19 Infection, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Hematologic Malignancy, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Survey Administration


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of advanced cancer, defined as locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic disease Age 18 or greater Patient presenting for at least two follow-up visits with Supportive Care visit since the COVID19 pandemic (after March 23, 2020), consisting of either in-person, or virtual For patients who have had two consecutive video visits, or consecutive telephone visits with supportive care, they will be asked to complete additional questions regarding telehealth visits Exclusion Criteria: Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) of 7 or more or if determined to be of impaired cognition by the clinician at the time of clinic visit as documented in the visit either by history or exam. Providers routinely note screening for mental status with routine administration of the MDAS or history of altered cognition or noted on exam Non-English-speaking participants Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Observational (survey)<br>Patients complete survey over 20 minutes. | Other: Survey Administration<br>* Complete survey<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assessment of attitudes and beliefs of patients' level of distress and incidence of stressors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, measured by survey. | [Survey (COVID Distress Survey) will evaluate overall distress level with degree of increase or decrease assessed on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating high distress levels. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 
| Assessment of patients' overall preference and perceptions towards palliative telemedicine vs in person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. | [Survey (Attitudes and beliefs towards telehealth) will evaluate participant preference level with degree of increase or decrease assessed by 5-point Likert scale from strongly prefer virtual visits to strongly prefer in person visits, with high scores indicating preference for in-person visits.. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |