Trial reportPalliative medicine2021
Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
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- Nonpharmacologic interventions for managing distress, anxiety, and depression for patients with cancer and their family caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansPooled it
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- Examining Caregiver Outcomes in the CONNECT Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Trial
- Improving well-being for individuals with persistent pain after surgery for breast cancer, lobular carcinoma in situ, or ductal carcinoma in situ: A randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- Caregiving Satisfaction, Psychological Distress and Caregiver Burden in Family Caregivers of Dependent Older People: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
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- Training and Preparedness among Informal Cancer Caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Evaluating the acceptability of a self-directed, self-management intervention for patients and caregivers facing advanced cancer.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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- Family Caregivers' Challenges in Cancer Pain Management for Patients Receiving Palliative Care.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2023Article
- Changes of Intestinal Flora and Its Relationship with Nutritional Status for Patients with Cancer Pain.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Interventions to Improve Self-Efficacy in Colorectal Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oncology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPain is a major concern among patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. Evidence suggests that pain coping skills training interventions can improve outcomes, however they have rarely been tested in this population.
aimTo test the efficacy of a caregiver-guided pain coping skills training intervention. The primary outcome was caregiver self-efficacy for helping the patient manage pain.
designA randomized controlled trial compared the intervention to an enhanced treatment-as-usual control. Dyads in both conditions received pain education, and those in the intervention received three sessions of pain coping skills training. Caregiver outcomes (self-efficacy; caregiver strain, caregiving satisfaction, psychological distress) and patient outcomes (self-efficacy, pain intensity and interference, psychological distress) were collected at baseline and post-intervention. SETTING/
participantsTwo hundred two patients with stage III-IV cancer and pain and their family caregivers were enrolled from four outpatient oncology clinics and a free-standing hospice/palliative care organization.
resultsCompared to those in the control arm, caregivers in the intervention reported significant increases in caregiving satisfaction (
conclusionsThis is the first study to test a pain coping skills intervention targeted to patients and caregivers facing advanced cancer. Findings suggest that pain education provides benefits for patients and caregivers, and coping skills training may be beneficial for caregivers. Further research is needed to optimize the benefits of education and pain coping skills training for improving cancer pain outcomes.
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