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Effectiveness of an intervention to improve supportive care for family caregivers of patients with lung cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Effectiveness of a Multi-faceted Intervention to Improve Supportive Care for Family Caregivers of Patients With Lung Cancer
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caring for the Informal Caregivers: Systematic Review of Unmet Needs in Palliative Care.Nursing open · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life of people with cancer and their family caregivers.Nursing open · 2020Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of nursing on postoperative respiratory function and mental health of lung cancer patients.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- The Impact of Cancer on Mental Health and the Importance of Supportive Services.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Practice of Supporting Family Caregivers of Patients with Life-Threatening Diseases: A Two-phase Study Among Healthcare Professionals.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2023Article
- Family caregiving experiences with hospice lung cancer patients compared to other cancer types.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2023Article
- Analysis of Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Psychological Distress in Patients with Lung Cancer during Perioperative Period.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- How to Intervene in the Health Management of the Oncological Patient and of Their Caregiver? A Narrative Review in the Psycho-Oncology Field.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Implementing a Clinic-Based Telehealth Support Service (FamilyStrong) for Family Caregivers of Individuals with Grade IV Brain Tumors.Journal of palliative medicine · 2021Article
- Efficacy and safety of iodine-125 brachytherapy combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced NSCLC in the elderly.OncoTargets and therapy · 2018Article
- The 'Charter of Rights for Family Caregivers'. The role and importance of the caregiver: an Italian proposal.ESMO open · 2017Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundFamily caregivers (FC) often experience higher distress levels than their relative with cancer. Many cancer centers have implemented distress screening programs, but most of them concentrate their efforts on patients, with little attention to their FC. To fill this gap, a pragmatic intervention has been designed to improve supportive care for FC of patients with lung cancer. This article describes the study protocol of a single-center randomized controlled trial to assess its effectiveness. METHODS/
designA total of 120 lung cancer patients and their FC are randomly assigned to the experimental group (exposed to intervention, N = 60) or to the control group (usual care, N = 60). The intervention includes: (1) systematic FC distress screening and problem assessment near their relative's cancer diagnosis, and every 2 months, (2) privileged contact with an oncology nurse (ON) away from the patient to address FC problems and (3) liaison by the ON with the family physician of FC reporting high distress (thermometer score ≥5/10), or problems relying on FP expertise. In both groups, FC, patient and process-of-care outcomes are measured at baseline and every 3 months, up to 9 months. The primary endpoint is FC distress measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Psychological Distress Index used in the Quebec Health Survey (PDQHS). Individual interviews with 10 FC and a focus group with the oncology team will be conducted at the study end to further document the effectiveness of the intervention and its impact on quality of life (for FC) and practice organization (for the oncology team). DISCUSSION: This trial will assess the effectiveness of an innovative intervention based on interprofessional collaboration between primary care and oncology care. It targets a population in great need, yet often neglected, and has the potential to clearly improve patient and caregiver experience of cancer care, and reduce the burden of disease.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02531464 . Registered on 15 July 2015.
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