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Table 2 Assessments in The DOMUS study

From: The DOMUS study protocol: a randomized clinical trial of accelerated transition from oncological treatment to specialized palliative care at home

 

Investigators

Patient

Caregiver

Bereaveda

Medical History

• Cancer Diagnosis, Co-morbidity, Time of Cancer Diagnosis, Current Disease Stage, ECOG Performance Status etc.

Baseline

  

Reported Outcomes (questionnaires)

• Relationship Status, Children, Education

Baseline

Baseline

 

• Wishes for place of care and treatment

Baseline

Baseline

 

Week 2,4,8

Week 2,4,8

6 months

6 months

• Quality of life questionnaire – Core (EORTC-QLQ-C30) [34]

Baseline

  

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (revised version) (ESAS-r) [35]

Baseline

  

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [36]

Baseline

  

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Symptoms priority

Baseline

  

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Symptom Checklist-92, anxiety and depression subscales (SCL-92) [37]

Baseline

Baseline

Week 2

Week 2,4,8

Week 2,4,8

2, 7, 13, 19 months

6 months

6 months

 

• Modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (mMOS-SS)b[38]

Baseline

Baseline

Week 2

2, 7, 13, 19 months

 

• Dyadic Coping Inventory (selected subscales) (DCI)b[39]

Baseline

Baseline

 

Week 2,4,8

Week 2,4,8

6 months

6 months

 

• Relationship ladderb[40]

Baseline

Baseline

 

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) [41]

 

Baseline

 

Week 2,4,8

6 months

 

• Experiences in Close Relationships-Short Form (ECR) [42]

 

Baseline

7, 13, 19 months

 

• Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) [43]

 

Baseline

Week 2

Week 2,4,8

2, 7, 13, 19 months

6 months

 

• Inventory of Daily Widowed Life (IDWL) [44]

  

Week 2

2, 7, 13, 19 months

 

• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) [45]

  

Week 2

2, 7, 13, 19 months

 

• Prolonged Grief Disorder (PG – 13) [46]

  

7, 13, 19 months

 

• Lifestyle single items

  

Week 2

2, 7, 13, 19 months

Blood samples

• Telomere length

 

Baseline

2 months

Databasesc

• Number of hospital admissions

From Baseline to 6 months

From Baseline to 6 months

 

• Number of inpatient bed days

• Number of outpatient visits to hospitals

• Number of visits to GP

• Number of visits to the emergency room

• Number of visits to the emergency physician

• Number of visits to specialists

• Treatments in public hospitals

• Prescribed drugs

• Place of care and death

Healthcare services

• Health insurance charges

From Baseline to 6 months

From Baseline to 6 months

 

• Pharmacy prices

  1. a)The bereaved is the primary caregiver, b)Only patients with participating relatives, c)The National Patient Register, Health Insurance Registry, Medicine Databases.