A Patient-Caregiver Behavioral Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment-2
Duke University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to use for videoconferencing and train the participant in its use. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will complete three assessments - one before starting the sessions, one after the sixth session, and one after 1 month. Each assessment will include surveys, which the participant will complete separately from their spouse or family caregiver. For most people, it will take upwards of 2 - 4 months to complete this study
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Patient inclusion criteria include: 1. Patients with Stage I-IV breast, gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), or lung cancer (including extensive stage small cell lung cancer), diagnosed within two years; age 65 or older. 2. Participants must be living at home (either in her/his own home). 3. Participants must be fluent in English and able to learn basic skills for using a tablet computer to conduct videoconference treatment sessions. 4. Exhibit Mild Cognitive Impairment/Concerns 5. Have an informal family caregiver. Inclusion Criteria: (Partner or family member) i…
Interventions
- BehavioralBehavioral: COPE +
Six sixty minute sessions that teaches participants distress and communication coping skills.
Location
- Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina