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Building Family Caregiver Skills Using a Simulation-Based Intervention for Care of Patients With Cancer
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating One-on-one support/educational sessions and Telephone booster contact for Cancer. Completed, enrolled 484 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn whether an education and support program can help caregivers feel more confident in technical and communication skills needed to care for a person with cancer. Patients with cancer and their caregivers face many challenges. These include learning about cancer and its treatment, coping with symptoms from illness and treatment side effects, making adjustments to usual activities, and managing the emotional effects of having a serious illness. This study is testing whether different forms of education and support can help caregivers feel better prepared. To find out if education about caregiving and different kinds of support are effective, study personnel will compare approaches to help find ways to improve the services that are provided to caregivers during cancer treatment. About 180 patients and their caregivers at the Seidman Cancer Center will take part in this study. Participating in research is voluntary and this study is funded by the National Institute of Health.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
One-on-one support/educational sessions with the caregiver during radiation treatments (note - intervention sessions 2 \& 3 delivered by phone during COVID-19 and remained an option after the pandemic).
Telephone booster contact 2 weeks post-treatment.