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Teen loss is not uncommon. Depression, emptiness, disbelief, hopelessness, and guilt are typical responses. How teens with cancer cope with the loss of a loved one or a close friend has not been well-studied in the bereavement or oncology literature. This study will describe the impact of loss on teen patients who are on treatment or have recently completed treatment for malignancy. We will look at baseline personality traits and ask teens to identify losses in their life. We will ask questions about coping and meaning-making after loss. A parent will be invited to participate -to measure parental awareness of teen loss and determine if parental coping affects teen coping. The inventories have been validated by other researchers.
All participants will asked to complete a bereavement questionnaire quantifying the losses they have experienced. All participants will be screened for depression/anxiety as well as life outlook using validated tools. Patients who identify that they have experienced the loss of someone significant in their life on the bereavement questionnaire will continue with the study and complete a battery of validated psychological inventories. They will be asked to identify their most significant loss in regards to completion of the remainder of the questionnaire. In addition, those who identify losing a friend to cancer will be invited to participate in a 30-45 minute semi-structured interview (in person or via telephone) during a second session with the study staff. This interview will be audiotaped, to allow for transcription and analysis later. Parents will complete demographic information, the bereavement questionnaire, and complete inventories of family coping / cohesion regardless of child's responses to bereavement questionnaire.
In addition, those who identify losing a friend to cancer will be invited to participate in a 30-45 minute semi-structured interview (in person or via telephone) during a second session with the study staff.
Primary Objectives:
Secondary Objective:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of participants who have experienced the death of a friend or relative by type of loss. | The prevalence of loss among the participants will be calculated. The type of losses will be described. | Once on Day 1 |
| Descriptive statistics of coping efficacy scores, psychological distress scores, meaning-making scores, and complicated bereavement scores. | All data for this objective will be mainly analyzed in a descriptive manner. The score for coping efficacy will be calculated from the General Coping Efficacy instrument. In addition, a subset of participants who identify losing a friend to cancer will be invited to complete a 30-45 minute semi-structured interview. | Once on Day 1 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of parents with knowledge of losses experienced by adolescent child. | Descriptive analysis from the Bereavement Questionnaire (parent version). | Once on Day 1 |
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English-speaking adolescent oncology patients (age 13-21) at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital who have been on therapy for ≥ 12 months (≥ 6 months if progressive or refractory disease) OR off therapy for ≤ 3 years.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Liza Johnson, MD,MPH | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis | Tennessee | 38105 | United States |
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| Label | URL |
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| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | View source |
| Clinical Trials Open at St. Jude | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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