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Effects of Digital Stories Intervention on Psychosocial Well-being for Cancer Patients and Caregivers Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Baseline Surveys, Digital Stories Intervention, and 1 other intervention for Bone Marrow Transplant and 7 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 202 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Patients and caregivers undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation often continue to experience anxiety, depression, isolation, and other psychosocial distress. A narrative-based digital stories intervention has shown promise in a pilot study with breast cancer patients in helping to alleviate emotional distress. This study is designed to test digital stories to be viewed and discussed by other HCT patients/caregivers as a psychosocial intervention in a randomized controlled trial and to test the effects of digital stories on how 110 patient and caregiver dyads (N=220) undergoing one of the most rigorous and aggressive treatments cope with treatment-related distress through supportive open dyadic communication and emotional expression.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Baseline surveys contained a series of scaled questions, including sociodemographic variables (age, sex, cancer type, and etc), profile of mood states, social well-being, emotional processing and acceptance.
Digital Stories Intervention Videos contain the following content: caregiver burden, positive and cognitive coping, support from other family and friends, fear of losing the patient, spirituality, guilt of being sick, and expressing emotions/feelings
Information Control Intervention Videos include Information about post-HCT. The topics in the IC include specific guidelines to return to wellness post HCT through (1) an exercise plan, (2) a nutrition (dietary) plan, (3) pain management, (4) information about the complications, (5) caregiver responsibilities, (6) social support, (7) preventing from infections, and (8) symptom management. Participants randomized to the IC will receive the full set of DS modules only after the final 3-month post-intervention data collection point has passed and they can view them as desired.