Trial reportJournal of pain and symptom management2021
Increasing Readiness for Early Integrated Palliative Oncology Care: Development and Initial Evaluation of the EMPOWER 2 Intervention.
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- Impact of a psychoeducational intervention to improve caregiver knowledge and attitudes toward palliative cancer care.Patient education and counseling · 2025Trial
- The Role of Emotions in Health Literacy and Patient Education: Trends, Technologies, and Future Opportunities-A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Navigating Long-Term Co-Creative Research With Young Adults Diagnosed With Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
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- Integrated palliative care and oncology: a realist synthesis.BMC medicine · 2025Review
- Application of Terror Management Theory to End-Of-Life Care Decision-Making: A Narrative Literature Review.Omega · 2024Review
- Destigmatizing Palliative Care among Young Adults-A Theoretical Intervention Mapping Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- "If we don't speak the language, we aren't offered the same opportunities": Qualitative perspectives of palliative care access for women of color living with advanced breast cancer.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2024Article
- Patient and public involvement in cancer research: A scoping review.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- What do patients think about palliative care? A national survey of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.Blood advances · 2023Article
- Emotional distress predicts palliative cancer care attitudes: The unique role of anger.Psycho-oncology · 2023Article
- Fear of Palliative Care: Roles of Age and Depression Severity.Journal of palliative medicine · 2022Article
- Family Meetings in Palliative Care: Benefits and Barriers.Current treatment options in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
contextEarly integrated palliative care improves quality of life, but palliative care programs are underutilized. Psychoeducational interventions explaining palliative care may increase patients' readiness for palliative care.
objectivesTo 1) collaborate with stakeholders to develop the EMPOWER 2 intervention explaining palliative care, 2) examine acceptability, 3) evaluate feasibility and preliminary efficacy.
methodsThe research was conducted at a North American cancer center and involved 21 stakeholders and 10 patient-participants. Investigators and stakeholders iteratively developed the intervention. Stakeholders rated acceptability of the final intervention. Investigators implemented a pre-post trial to examine the feasibility of recruiting 10 patients with metastatic cancer within one month and with a ≥50% consent rate. Preliminary efficacy outcomes were changes in palliative care knowledge and attitudes.
resultsUsing feedback from four stakeholder meetings, we developed a multimedia intervention tailored to three levels of health-literacy. The intervention provides knowledge and reassurance about the purpose and nature of palliative care, addressing cognitive and emotional barriers to utilization. Stakeholders rated the intervention and design process highly acceptable (3.78/4.00). The pilot met a priori feasibility criteria (10 patients enrolled in 14 days; 83.3% consent rate). The intervention increased palliative care knowledge by 83.1% and improved attitudes by 18.9 points on a 0 to 51 scale (Ps < 0.00001).
conclusionsThis formative research outlines the development of a psychoeducational intervention about palliative care. The intervention is acceptable, feasible, and demonstrated promising pilot test results. This study will guide clinical teams in improving patients' readiness for palliative care and inform the forthcoming EMPOWER 3 randomized clinical trial.
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