"They knew the same struggles": perceptions of a group coping skills intervention in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD), an inflammatory condition affecting allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors, is associated with a range of debilitating physical and psychological sequela. Yet HCT recipients with cGVHD are virtually absent from survivorship intervention research. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a multidisciplinary group coping skills intervention (Horizons) tailored to meet these patients' unique needs. For this follow-up qualitative analysis, we evaluated the perceived impact of the Horizons intervention by the group participants.

Methods

We purposefully selected a subset of Horizons participants (n = 19) to complete audio-recorded exit interviews via se

SUBMITTER: Centracchio JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11735584 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature