This HOB-awarded study will pilot a written exposure-based intervention modified for caregivers of cancer patients. The intervention will directly address worst-case scenarios of cancer caregivers to reduce fear of cancer recurrence/progression and cancer-related trauma symptoms over 6 weekly face-to-face zoom sessions. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, in addition to observed change in self-report measures (e.g., fear of cancer recurrence/progression, trauma-related symptoms, distress, perceived stress, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic growth, self-compassion).
Funding Source: Moffitt Innovation Award through the Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior (internal funding)
This study aims to tailor a previous behavioral intervention, FOCUS, for caregivers of head and neck cancer patients via qualitative interviews. Our goal is to understand the unique needs of this caregiving population, the challenges they faced caring for a loved one with a head and neck cancer, and how to improve this intervention to support their psychological needs. We hope to use these data to modify intervention content and present it as preliminary data in an R01 submission to test the efficacy of the revised intervention among head and neck caregivers.
This ACS-funded study is adapting an existing mindfulness-based intervention (FOCUS) to a smartphone app for caregivers of patients receiving a BMT. We are recruiting caregivers of patients undergoing BMT to receive their feedback on the app, as well as to measure benchmarks of feasibility, acceptability, and engagement data.
Funding Source: ACS Discovery Boost (Development of a Mindfulness-based Smartphone Application for BMT Caregivers)
COMPASS is an NIH-funded study that is testing the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention among caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Caregivers are randomized to one of three treatment conditions and caregiver burden, patient distress, and patient healthcare utilization are being examined.
Funding Source: R01CA255265 (Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Management Program for Allogeneic HCT Caregivers)
The primary aim of this study was to develop and pilot test a mindfulness-based program for caregivers of allogeneic onomatopoetic stem cell transplant patients to examine changes on variables associated with reduced stress. We evaluated benchmarks of feasibility and acceptability of the program as well as collected and analyzed data on variables associated with reduced stress.
Funding Source: Moffitt Innovation Award (Development of a Mindfulness-based Management Program for HCT Caregivers)
AutoFOCUS tested a novel, mindfulness-based program (FOCUS) among autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) caregivers. We recruited caregivers of patients undergoing an autologous transplant to receive their feedback on the program, as well as to measure benchmarks of feasibility and acceptability.
Funding Source: Innovation Award (AutoFOCUS: A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Autologous HCT Cancer Caregivers)