Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT): feasibility and acceptability of a web-based psychosocial intervention for parents with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although parents with cancer report that talking with their children about cancer and dying is distressing, accessible support is rare. We assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of Families Addressing Cancer Together (FACT), a web-based, tailored psychosocial intervention to help parents talk about their cancer with their children.

Methods

This pilot study used a pre-posttest design. Eligible participants were parents with new or metastatic solid tumors who had minor (ages 3-18) children. Participants who completed baseline assessments received online access to FACT. We assessed feasibility through enrollment and retention rates and reasons for study refusal. Acceptability was evaluated by satisfaction ratings. We examined participants' sele

SUBMITTER: Park EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530016 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature