Caregiving Role Adjustment and Dyadic Mutuality

本研究旨在探讨癌症家庭照护的社会经验，探讨家庭照护者与患者角色与责任的相互协商。本研究的第一阶段包括定性（访谈）和定量方法（问卷），而第二阶段包括定量方法（仅问卷）。本研究被认为是一项非现场研究（不需要NIH CC注册）。对于研究的第一阶段，预计需要20对（40名受试者）的样本来充分评价计划的主要分析和评价主要目标。第一阶段研究的招募工作于2016年2月开始，目前仍在进行中；共有24名受试者（n=21）完成了研究参与，没有受试者退出研究或退出研究。

The purpose of this study is to explore family caregiver and patient mutual negotiation of roles and responsibilities by gaining insight into the social experience of cancer family caregiving that will have application to practice and guide further study. Phase I of this study involves both qualitative (interview) and quantitative methods (questionnaire), while phase II includes a quantitative method (questionnaire only). This study is considered an off site study (NIH CC registration not required). For Phase I of the study a sample of 20 dyads (40 subjects) is anticipated to be needed to adequately evaluate the planned primary analysis and evaluate the primary objectives. Recruitment for Phase I of the study began in February 2016 and remains ongoing at this time; a total of 24 subjects, with n=21 have completed study participation, and no subjects are off study or have withdrawn from study participation.