Improving Employment in Patients Who Have Survived Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer, or Ovarian Cancer
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 120 |
| Updated: | 8/11/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 2006 |
| End Date: | February 2007 |
Improving Employment Among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors
RATIONALE: Finding out which problems affect employment in survivors of gynecologic cancer
may help in planning cancer treatment and improve the quality of life of future cancer
survivors.
PURPOSE: This research study is looking at ways to improve employment in patients who have
survived cervical cancer, uterine cancer, or ovarian cancer.
may help in planning cancer treatment and improve the quality of life of future cancer
survivors.
PURPOSE: This research study is looking at ways to improve employment in patients who have
survived cervical cancer, uterine cancer, or ovarian cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
- Conduct formative work, including 4 to 5 focus groups, leading to development of a
structured interview instrument assessing factors related to employment outcomes among
women with gynecologic cancers.
- Pilot a recruitment strategy and administer the interview among a sample of 60 to 70
gynecologic cancer survivors; and, with each woman's permission, a family member, a key
health care provider, and her supervisor will be interviewed.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, pilot study.
Patients complete a survey, meet with a focus group, and undergo a short interview.
Patient-designated participants are also interviewed; these individuals may include a health
care provider, a significant other, and/or a work supervisor.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 70 patients will be accrued for this study.
- Conduct formative work, including 4 to 5 focus groups, leading to development of a
structured interview instrument assessing factors related to employment outcomes among
women with gynecologic cancers.
- Pilot a recruitment strategy and administer the interview among a sample of 60 to 70
gynecologic cancer survivors; and, with each woman's permission, a family member, a key
health care provider, and her supervisor will be interviewed.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, pilot study.
Patients complete a survey, meet with a focus group, and undergo a short interview.
Patient-designated participants are also interviewed; these individuals may include a health
care provider, a significant other, and/or a work supervisor.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 70 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of 1 of the following invasive cancers:
- Cervical cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Diagnosed ≥ 6 months ago
- Any stage disease
- Employed at the time of diagnosis, defined as working for pay ≥ 20 hours/week
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
We found this trial at
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site
1 Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
(336) 716-2011
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center Our newly expanded Comprehensive Cancer Center is the region’s...
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