Effect of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis on the Mental Health and Physical Well-Being of Cancer Patients, the Coping With COVID Study
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Covid 19 Infection
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
- Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health crisis affected mental well-being in cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine how the COVID-19 public health crisis affected physical well-being and subs...
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health crisis affected mental well-being in cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine how the COVID-19 public health crisis affected physical well-being and substance use in cancer patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic. II. To determine how patient coping strategies and levels of apathy affected mental and physical health symptoms and substance use during COVID-19 in patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic. III. To determine the association of coping strategies and levels of apathy with proclivity to engage in health behaviors intended to decrease the transmission of the disease during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients seen at the psychiatric oncology clinic. OUTLINE: Patients complete 3 questionnaires online over 15 minutes regarding coping strategies that may have been used, mental health and physical well-being in the past month, and if they have been following certain behaviors which the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended during the coronavirus pandemic, such as regular hand washing and social distancing.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04652505
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Tamara E Lacourt M.D. Anderson Cancer Center