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Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024

A pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate a survivorship care planning intervention for head and neck cancer survivor-caregiver dyads.

Katherine R Sterba, Kent Armeson, Jane Zapka, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Megan L Scallion, Tiffany K Wall, Jama Olsen, Evan M Graboyes, Anthony J Alberg, Terry A Day

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine R SterbaDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. sterba@musc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9780-8695
Kent ArmesonDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Jane ZapkaDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Elizabeth Garrett-MayerDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Megan L ScallionDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Tiffany K WallDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 87 Jonathan Lucas Street MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Jama OlsenDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Evan M GraboyesDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 68 President Street, MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Anthony J AlbergDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street Room 465, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Terry A DayDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 87 Jonathan Lucas Street MSC 955, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

American Cancer Society MRSG-12-221-01-CPPBSouth Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina UL1TR000062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHead and neck cancer (HNC) survivors and caregivers face significant challenges after treatment. This study's objective was to evaluate the effects of a dyadic survivorship care planning (SCP) intervention on survivor and caregiver outcomes.

methodsThis randomized controlled trial enrolled HNC survivors and caregivers within 18 months post-treatment, randomized dyads to SCP (one-session with written SCP and follow-up telephone call) or usual care and administered baseline and 6-month surveys. Multivariable linear regression examined intervention effects on depression and unmet needs in dyads and burden on caregiverss and a set of secondary outcomes. Rating scales and open-ended questions assessed acceptability.

resultsWe randomized 89 survivor-caregiver dyads (42 usual care, 47 SCP dyads). Fidelity to SCP was high for most survivorship domains except discussing care barriers (13%). The most commonly discussed referrals included nutrition (83%) and behavioral medicine (38%), but referral uptake was low. The SCP intervention did not improve depression or unmet needs among dyads or burden among caregivers at 6 months relative to usual care (p's > .05). Nurses and dyads rated SCP favorably with > 80% positive ratings for session length and care plan content. Qualitative findings highlighted that SCP helped consolidate complex clinical information and strengthened survivor-caregiver-clinician relationships.

conclusionsAn HNC SCP intervention was acceptable but ineffective in improving dyads' outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Post-treatment SCP in HNC dyads was ineffective in improving outcomes in survivors and caregivers as delivered in this study. More research is needed to understand how to capitalize on the acceptability of the SCP approach and enhance its effectiveness to support dyads.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsCaregiversHumansPilot ProjectsSurvivorsSurvivorshipCaregivingHead and neck cancerSupportive careSurvivorship care planning

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PMID35761129
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