PartnerCARE-a psycho-oncological online intervention for partners of patients with cancer: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer burdens not only the patient but also the partner to a comparable extent. Partners of patients with cancer are highly involved in the caring process and therefore often experience distress and report a low quality of life. Interventions for supporting partners are scarce. Existing ones are rarely used by partners because they are often time-consuming per se and offer only limited flexibility with regard to schedule and location. The online intervention PartnerCARE has been developed on the basis of caregiver needs and consists of six consecutive sessions and four optional sessions, which are all guided by an e-coach. The study aims to evaluate feasibility and acceptance of the online intervention PartnerCARE and the related trial process. In addition, first insi

SUBMITTER: Bodschwinna D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537440 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature