Feasibility and acceptability of measuring psychosocial outcomes for primary brain tumor patients and caregivers in a neuro-oncology clinical setting.

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e24131 Background: A primary brain tumor (PBT) is a distressing diagnosis that impacts the psychosocial well-being of patients and caregivers. Validated questionnaires are useful to assess PBT patient and caregiver psychosocial outcomes. However, it is unknown whether it is feasible to assess these outcomes in a routine clinical setting. This study evaluated the feasibility of assessing psychosocial outcomes for PBT patients and caregivers at the UF Health Neuro-Oncology clinic. Methods: 171 participants (100 PBT patients, 75 with malignant glioma; 71 caregivers) completed a battery of questionnaires to assess psychosocial outcomes during routine clinical appointments. At the end of the battery, a Participant Experience Form (PEF) assessed participant perceptions about the overall experience of completing the battery on a 7-point Likert Scale. Based on criteria from Bowen and colleagues (2009), feasibility and acceptability of assessment procedures were conceptualized and operationalized by assessing: Acceptability (80% of participants will have an average score ≥ 4 on the PEF); Practicality (average time of completion will be < 35 minutes); and Implementation (80% of participants will complete the entire battery). Descriptive statistics were used to assess these outcomes. Results: Patient and caregiver scores of feasibility and acceptability outcomes were as follows: Acceptability (Average PEF score: patients = 5.75 [ SD= 0.95]; caregivers = 5.96 [ SD= 0.83]); Practicality (Average time to complete (minutes): patients = 28.7 [ SD= 11.68]; caregivers = 26.0 [ SD= 12.01]); Implementation (% of participants that completed entire battery: patients = 88.0; caregivers = 84.5). Conclusions: The results indicate that assessing psychosocial outcomes in a routine clinical setting for PBT patients and caregivers was feasible, acceptable, and practical. Future research will use this battery to evaluate longitudinal psychosocial outcomes for this population in a clinical setting.

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