Emotional Needs of Caregivers and Patient/Spouse Couples During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Collecte de données
Maladies génito-urinaires+41
+ Troubles des Protéines Sanguines
+ Maladies de la moelle osseuse
Résumé
Date de début de l'étude : 1 mars 2002
Date à laquelle le premier participant a commencé l'étude.OBJECTIVES: * Assess expression of emotion, as a function of patient presence, among spousal or other cohabiting caregivers (CG) of post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. * Assess desynchrony among subjective (self-report) and expressive indicators of emotion, as a function of patient presence, in these participants. * Correlate CG dispositional inhibition and desynchrony with physical and marital satisfaction in these participants. OUTLINE: Caregivers (CG) complete written questionnaires assessing demographics, positive and negative affect, dispositional inhibition, marital satisfaction, and physical health over 45 minutes to 1 hour on day 1. CG then engage in two oral emotional expression exercises (on the topic of caregiving and the transplant) over 2 hours on day 2. Patients are present for one oral emotional expression exercise. Participants are followed at 2 weeks and 6 months. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patient/spouse couples will be accrued for this study within 18 months.
Protocole
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan de l'étude, y compris la manière dont l'étude est conçue et ce qu'elle évalue.Éligibilité
Les chercheurs recherchent des patients correspondant à une certaine description appelée critères d'éligibilité : état de santé général ou traitements antérieurs du patient.Tout sexe
Le sexe biologique des participants éligibles à s'inscrire.À partir de 21 ans
Tranche d'âge des participants éligibles à participer.Volontaires sains non autorisés
Indique si les individus en bonne santé et ne présentant pas la condition étudiée peuvent participer.Conditions
Pathologie
Critères
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * In a marriage OR long-term, committed, heterosexual or homosexual, cohabiting relationship in which one member is post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Patients must meet the following criteria: * At least 1 year since prior first bone marrow, stem cell, or umbilical cord blood transplantation * Allogeneic or autologous * Diagnosis of malignancy, myelodysplasia, or non-malignancy * No indication of possible or confirmed relapse * Spouse/caregiver (CG) must meet the following criteria: * Serve as the primary CG to the patient * No prior or concurrent neurologic disorder PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 21 and over Performance status * Not specified Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * Not specified Hepatic * Not specified Renal * Not specified Other * No concurrent major psychiatric disorder * English-speaking PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy * Not specified Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy * Not specified Surgery * Not specified
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