This study uses questionnaires to gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of COVID-19 status, may have impacted health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress, disruptions to health care, finances and social interactions in cancer patients. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The information learned from this study will guide the development of psychosocial programs to improve patient care and outcomes in cancer patients and survivors in the context of facing a global pandemic.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Assess experiences during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (e.g.,
exposure, risk factors, testing, isolation, seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family
or friends); COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive
symptoms); health, financial and social disruptions; perceived benefits and social support;
and HRQoL and other psychosocial and behavioral factors in cancer survivors who participated
in one of three prior clinical trials.
II. Evaluate the extent to which COVID-19 experiences are associated with COVID-19 specific
psychological distress, health, financial and social disruptions, perceived benefits and
social support, and HRQoL.
III. Evaluate the extent to which resiliency factors such as social support and perceived
benefits assessed concurrently and other psychosocial measures assessed in the prior trials
moderate the effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and
HRQoL.
IV. Examine group differences in the outcomes assessed in the protocol relative to prior
group assignment in the behavioral clinical trials.
OUTLINE:
Participants complete a survey online over 35-45 minutes about their experiences regarding
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Other Name: Quality of Life Assessment
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Other: Survey Administration
Complete survey
Inclusion Criteria:
- Prior patients who participated in one of the following protocols: 2012-0112,
2009-0976, or 2005-0035
- Has an active email address or can be contacted via MyChart or personal email
Exclusion Criteria:
- No evidence of consent from prior clinical trials
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Investigator: Lorenzo Cohen
lcohen@mdanderson.org
Investigator: Lorenzo Cohen
Lorenzo Cohen
713-745-4260
lcohen@mdanderson.org
Lorenzo Cohen, Principal Investigator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center