Collaborative Care Intervention for Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers -LITE
University of Pittsburgh
Summary
To test the efficacy of a web-based stepped collaborative care intervention to reduce symptoms of depression, pain, and fatigue and improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) in advanced cancer patients and to reduce stress and depression, and fewer CVD risk factors in caregivers.
Description
The intervention is designed to maintain quality of life for those in greatest need and least access to resources. This innovative and scalable web-based collaborative care intervention is expected not only to improve patients' quality of life, at the end of life, but also reduce caregiver stress and depression, and potentially health morbidity and mortality of patients and spousal and intimate partner caregivers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Study findings are expected to lead to research examining the dissemination and implementation of the intervention.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients: Biopsy and/or radiograph proven diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma or breast, ovarian, or colorectal cancer with liver metastases with a life expectancy of at least one year; age \>21 years; no evidence of thought disorder, delusions, or active suicidal ideation is observed or reported. * Caregivers: A spouse or cohabitating intimate partner of an advanced cancer patient being evaluated the UPMC's Liver Cancer Center and age \>21 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients: Age \< 21 years, Lack of fluency in English…
Interventions
- BehavioralStepped collaborative care intervention
Using website that was specifically designed for advanced cancer patient, collaborative with treatment from health professional
- BehavioralEnhanced Usual Care
Usual care from health providers
Locations (2)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Liver Cancer CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh's Medical Center Montefiore HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania