chemotherapy

Standard chemotherapy protocols for adjuvant & neoadjuvant treatment for different types of solid malignancies

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure - COPM assesses perceived daily performance and performance satisfaction with meaningful daily activities.

During the pre-chemotherapy assessment, participants will identify up to five activities that they prioritize as meaningful for them. Each of these activities is then rated on a 10-point scale for perceived performance (1=not able to do at all, 10=able to do extremely well) and similarly for satisfaction with performance. The final scores of the COPM are the average scores for total performance and for satisfaction (higher scores indicate better performance or satisfaction with performance). During the post-chemotherapy assessment, the participants will rate the same activities they prioritized in the pre-chemotherapy assessment.

Assesses daily participation in recreational and social activities, movement within the community, and degree of comfort the individual has in his/her role in the family and with other relationships.

The questionnaire will include the following details: age (years), education (years), sex (female, male), marital status (married, not married, divorced, widow), number of children, work status (employed, not employed, independent), dominant hand (right, left), socioeconomic level (income level), type/stage of cancer (1,2,3), disease characteristics (e.g., size of the tumor, number of affected lymph nodes), details of treatments received (e.g., types of surgery chemotherapy regimens, date of chemo commencement, number of cycles completed).