A pragmatic randomized controlled pilot trial of brief meaning-centered psychotherapy in home care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with advanced cancer receiving home health care experience elevated psychosocial and existential distress, yet few interventions address these concerns. This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of brief, nurse-delivered, meaning-centered psychotherapy in patients with advanced cancer compared with treatment as usual (TAU).

Methods

Distressed patients (aged 18 years and older) were randomized 1:1 to receive either a three-session Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Hospitals, Hospice, and Home (MCP-H; n = 33) or TAU (n = 32). Feasibility was based on recruitment, retention, data completion, fidelity, and intervention engagement. Acceptability was based on patients' and nurses' ratings of MCP

SUBMITTER: Saracino RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12914612 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature