Improving Communication for Older Adults with Dementia and Cancer
This study is testing an intervention called COACH-Cog. COACH-Cog is designed to improve how older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) and cancer, along with their care partners, communicate with their oncology (cancer) doctors about cancer treatment decisions. Researchers believe COACH-Cog will help care partners and patients feel more supported in making decisions, better acknowledge cognitive concerns, and lead to care that aligns with their goals. You may be able to join if you are 65 or older, have a diagnosis of ADRD, and also have a diagnosis of cancer. The study will look at how care partners feel about the healthcare climate four weeks after an oncology visit. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is a pilot randomized controlled trial that will include about 45 oncology clinicians and 130 patient/care partner pairs.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your care partner's feelings about the healthcare climate will be measured at 4-weeks after an oncology clinical encounter.
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Enhancing Triadic Communication About Cognition for Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias Facing a Cancer Management Decision
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Allison Magnuson · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Rochester
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Care Partner: Health Care Climate Questionnaire (HCCQ)4-weeks post oncology clinical encounter
Care Partner autonomy support; score range: 6-42; higher score is better.