Evaluation of Pillars4life: a virtual coping skills program for cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pillars4Life is an educational program that teaches coping skills to cancer patients in a virtual group setting; it was recently implemented at 17 hospitals across the USA. The cost-effective, scalable, and assessable Pillars4Life curriculum targets psychosocial resources (e.g., self-efficacy and coping skills) as a means to reduce symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress) and enhance quality of life.

Methods

Cancer patients were recruited from hospitals that received the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project Award to enroll in a pilot study of Pillars4Life. Consenting participants met with a certified instructor weekly for 10 weeks in a virtual environment; the manualized intervention trained participants in personal coping skills. Longitudinal

SUBMITTER: Smith SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4517973 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature