Managing Anxiety From Cancer (MAC): Evaluation of a Tailored Anxiety Intervention for Latino Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if an anxiety treatment program is practical and effective for Latino older adults with cancer (OACs) and their caregivers.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 40+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Older Adults with Cancer (OAC) * As per medical record or self-report, is currently age 65 years or older * As per medical record or self-report, currently receiving active cancer treatment OR is within eighteen months of completing active treatment which includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy. * As per self-report, identifies as Latino and/or Hispanic Ethnicity * Per self-report, has a primary informal caregiver (as defined by an unpaid individual who provides the patient with emotional, physical, and/or practical support) age 40 or older who is wil…
Interventions
- OtherManaging Anxiety from Cancer (MAC)
The intervention, MAC, is a seven-session (45-60 minutes per session) psychotherapy intervention delivered via videoconference and/or telephone by licensed social workers OR at least a Master's level (or enrolled in a doctorate program) advanced trainees in mental health fields.
Locations (7)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)Middletown, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)Montvale, New Jersey
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)Commack, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)Harrison, New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)New York, New York