Engagement of Veterans With Lung Cancer

Conditions

Lay Health Worker (LHW) Planning — BEHAVIORAL
Patients randomized to the LHW group will receive usual care provided by their oncology (or primary) clinical team along with an initial 30-minute telephone call with the LHW from Palo Alto, followed by weekly 15-minute phone calls (or as needed) for 6months. These calls are designed to assist with healthcare planning, symptom management, and discussions about care preferences and goals.
Usual Care Group — OTHER
Participants randomized to the usual care group will receive usual care provided by their oncology clinical team. These teams have been trained in symptom assessment, goals-of-care (GoC) discussions, and documentation of such clinical services. As part of usual care, participants may engage in symptom and GoC discussions at any time, initiated by either the patient or the clinician.

This research study will help our understanding of whether additional support for Veterans with lung cancer can improve their quality of life.

Active Comparator: Usual Care - Arm A
Patients randomized to this group will receive usual care provided by their oncology(or primary) clinical team.
Experimental: Intervention Lay Health Worker (LHW) - Arm B
Participants randomized to this arm of the study will receive usual care with supplemental education and support provided by a lay health worker (LHW) to assist with healthcare planning, symptom management, and discussions about care preferences and goals.

Health-Related Quality of Life [ Time Frame: At Baseline (time of enrollment), 3, 6, 9, and 12 months post-enrollment ]

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site coordinators
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS)	Palo Alto	California	94304	Madhuri Agrawal, MS [email protected] 650-304-7744

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