A Study of Mental Health Care in People With Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at mental health services for adults with depressed mood who were diagnosed with cancer at the age of 65 or older. This study will compare the usual approach for connecting older adults with depressed mood to mental health services with the Open Door for Cancer (OD-C) approach. We will find out if the OD-C approach is practical and useful for cancer patients who participate in the intervention and for providers who see or treat cancer patients.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaires

Patient demographic characteristics, Clinical variables, Cornell Service Index-Short Form (CSI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale-7 (GAD-7), Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), Intention to Seek Help Scale, Health Beliefs about Mental Illness Instrument (HBMII) - Emotional/Nervous Severity Scale, Health Beliefs about Mental Illness Instrument (HBMII) - Emotional/Nervous Benefits Scale, Barriers to Mental Health Services Scale-Revised, Cues to action, Self-Efficacy to Seek Mental Health Care (SE-SMHC)

OTHER

Interviews

Interviews will be conducted by the qualitative methods specialist and trained study staff and will last 30-45 minutes.

OTHER

30-minute telephone or videoconference sessions

Includes five components delivered in three 30-minute telephone or videoconference visits over six weeks and one booster telephone call. All sessions are audio-recorded. The five components are: 1. Provide education about depression and treatment options 2. Identify treatment preferences and a personal goal achievable with mental health care 3. Assess barriers to treatment initiation 4. Recommend a referral using standardized referral options 5. Address barriers to accessing care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  collaborator OTHER

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Kelly McConnell, PhD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-09-07

Primary Completion

2026-09-30

Completion

2026-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations