Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Both the patient and their family caregiver must meet the criteria to be considered for this research. 1. Patient 1. A person who has an advanced-stage solid cancer diagnosis (ICD-10 code C00-C70); A person who is receiving or planning to receive cancer treatment 2. A person who meets one of the following conditions 1. Has been evaluated as having ECOG performance status 2 2. Has been evaluated as having ECOG performance status 1 and is over 70 years of age 3. A person who wishes to stay at home 4. A person whose family caregiver resides at home 5. A person who wishes to participate in the research 2. Family Caregiver 1. A family\* member of the patient \* Family: refers to the patient's spouse (including a common-law partner), descendants and their spouses up to the second degree, siblings and their spouses, and relatives and their spouses up to the eighth degree. 2. A person who meets one of the following conditions: 1. Lives with the patient (patient's household member) 2. Does not live with the patient, but visits the patient's home more than three times a week 3. A person who wants the patient to stay at home 4. A person who can communicate easily with medical staff 5. A person who wishes to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: If either the patient or the family caregiver meets any one of these criteria, they are excluded from the study. 1. Patient 1. A person who cannot speak, hear, or read Korean 2. A person who is judged by a medical doctor to be unable to take part in this research due to extremely poor health 3. A person residing outside the range that can be visited by the respective medical institution (the conditions for distance are to be specified by each medical institution)\* \* This condition is not applicable for the control group. 4. A person who has used hospital- or home-type hospice and palliative care services 5. A person who is under the age of 19 2. Family Caregiver 1. A person who cannot speak, hear, or read Korean 2. A person who is judged by a medical doctor to be unable to take part in this research due to extremely poor health 3. A person under the age of 19