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Identifying and Measuring Depression in Older Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop an accurate and useful way of measuring older patients' moods and reactions to the combined issue of cancer treatment and aging. Also, the purpose of this study is to test a new self-report measure of depressive symptoms tailored to the needs of older adults with cancer. Findings from this research will help us develop improved methods of diagnosis and treatment.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
70 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
329
Start Date
2014-06-20
Completion Date
2027-06
Last Updated
2026-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Patient Interviews
participate in a brief interview
newly developed questionnaire
10-16 patients will review draft items and participate in a cognitive interview. 15 older patients will complete the draft measure in order to generate preliminary psychometric data. All interviews will be audio recorded and transcribed by Ubiqus Transcription Company. The audio recordings are uploaded through Ubiqus's secure server and the transcribed audio is returned to the research staff within 48 hours.
Pilot Testing the Draft Measure
The draft measure (approximately 35 items, described above) will be administered to a large sample of older cancer patients (n=150) to generate data to evaluate preliminary psychometric properties (item properties including measures of central tendency, skewness/kurtosis, internal consistency, test/re-test reliability, and construct validity (i.e, convergent and discriminant).and known group differences) to further winnow the measure to include approximately 20 items.
Locations (1)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States