Developing and Field Testing BOLSTER: A Nurse-Led Care Management Intervention to Support Patients and Caregivers following Hospitalization for Gynecologic Cancer-Associated Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) afflicts women with advanced gynecologic cancers. Patients with PC often require ostomies, gastric tubes, or catheters to palliate symptoms, yet patients and caregivers report feeling unprepared to manage these devices. The purpose of this study was to develop and field test the Building Out Lifelines for Safety, Trust, Empowerment, and Renewal (BOLSTER) intervention to support patients and their caregivers after hospitalization for PC. Materials and Methods: We adapted components of the Standard Nursing Intervention Protocol with stakeholders and topical experts. We developed educational content; built a smartphone application to assess patients' symptoms; and assessed preliminary feasibility and acceptability in two

SUBMITTER: Pozzar RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature