Longitudinal Assessment of Financial Burden in Patients With Colon or Rectal Cancer Treated With Curative Intent
Longitudinal Assessment of Financial Burden in Patients With Colon or Rectal Cancer Treated With Curative Intent
This research trial studies the financial burden in patients with stage I-III colon or rectal cancer who are undergoing treatment. Collecting data from patients about their cost and quality of life may help doctors to better understand the impact of cancer treatment on a patient?s employment and finances.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Evaluate the change in level of self-reported financial burden from baseline (within 60 days of diagnosis) to 12 months after diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer treated with curative-intent.
SECONDARY OBJECTVIES:
I. Evaluate reported access and utilization of financial services (i.e. financial counselor, navigator, social workers) and its association to financial burden in the first 12 months after diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer treated with curative-intent.
II. Evaluate the change in level of self-reported financial burden and employment limitations from baseline (within 60 days of diagnosis) to 3, 6, and 12 months after diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer treated with curative-intent.
III. Evaluate long term outcomes at 24 months after diagnosis including financial burden, employment limitations and adherence to clinical follow-up guidelines.
IV. Evaluate the change of quality-of-life outcome (QoL) from baseline to 12 months and its association with predictors.
V. Evaluate the change in level of self-reported financial burden from baseline to 12 months using alternate measures of financial burden (i.e. impact of cost questions and single item from European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer [EORTC] questionnaire [Q]30).
OUTLINE:
Patients complete questionnaires over 20-60 minutes at baseline and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after cancer diagnosis.
Inclusion Criteria:
Burbank, California 91505, United States
East China, Michigan 48054, United States
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 48236, United States
Macomb, Michigan 48044, United States
Norton Shores, Michigan 49444, United States
Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309, United States
Warren, Michigan 48093, United States
West Branch, Michigan 48661, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada 89149, United States
Stateville, North Carolina 28625, United States
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604, United States
American Fork, Utah 84003, United States
Spokane, Washington 99204, United States
Spokane, Washington 99218, United States
Spokane Valley, Washington 99216, United States
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235-1495, United States
Summit, Wisconsin 53066, United States