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A Stepped-Care Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Services Among Underserved Lung and Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Stepped-Care Intervention and Enhanced Usual Care for Cancer, Lung and Cancer, Head and Neck. Completed, enrolled 535 participants across 5 sites.
Detailed Summary
Medically under-served (i.e., low-income, uninsured, underinsured) cancer patients generally encounter significant disparities in accessing care for their mental health needs while undergoing toxic treatments that provide considerable physical and emotional stress. Thus, the investigators propose to adapt evidence-based strategies to a stepped-care intervention model to address the mental health needs of under-served lung cancer (LC) and head and neck cancer (HNC) patients and their caregivers across several levels of symptom severity (e.g., mild, moderate, or severe symptoms of depression and anxiety).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention delivered evidence-based CBT and stress management across eight counseling sessions.
Consists of a list of standard mental health resources offered at the participating hospital, local community, or national non-profit organizations.