Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this research study is to learn if inpatient occupational therapy can help patients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU).

Detailed Description
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Caregivers Consent: If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire about your opinion on the inpatient occupational therapy session the patient (person you are caring for) received. It should take about 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. You will be left alone in a room to complete the questionnaire. Length of Study: Your participation on this study will be over after you complete the questionnaire. This is an investigational study. 50 patients and up to 50 caregivers will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson. Patients Consent: If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire about your opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session you just had. The questionnaire should take about 10 minutes to complete. You will be left alone in the room to complete the questionnaire. Length of Study: You participation on this study will be over after you complete the questionnaire. This is an investigational study. 50 patients and up to 50 caregivers will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Official Title
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Is Inpatient Occupational Therapy Perceived to be Beneficial by the Palliative Patient and Caregiver?

Conditions
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Advanced Cancers

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients must have an inpatient occupational therapy (OT) order and be able to tolerate an OT session as judged by the attending physician Patients with cancer admitted to inpatient acute palliative care unit Caregiver participation is optional, but must be identified as the primary caregiver in order to complete the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey. Caregiver (if participating) must be present during the session. Patient (and caregiver (if participating) must be 18 years of age or older. Both patient (and caregiver if participating) must be able to understand, read, write and speak English. Both patient and caregiver (if participating) must sign an Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: Patients or caregivers with physical limitations (visual or motor impairment) causing inability to read, complete or sign the consent form and survey. Patients or caregivers who the attending physician deems unable to participate due to poor cognitive capacity or acute physical distress.

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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Caregiver Questionnaire<br>Questionnaire completion regarding opinion on the inpatient occupational therapy session person being cared for received. | Behavioral: Questionnaire<br>* Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.<br>* Other names: Survey;|
| Experimental: Patient Questionnaire<br>Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received. | Behavioral: Questionnaire<br>* Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.<br>* Other names: Survey;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Satisfaction Rate of Inpatient Occupational Therapy Session | Satisfaction rate defined as the percentage of patients that strongly agree or agree after inpatient occupational session as being beneficial. | 1 day | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Inpatient occupational therapy, Advanced Cancers, Questionnaire, Survey