A Study of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers to People With Cancer

Description

Participants will complete 1 set of questionnaires about 2 weeks before beginning their Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers/MCP-C or standard Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers/SP-C sessions. These questionnaires will ask about participants' sense of meaning and purpose in life, spiritual well-being, depression and/or anxiety, and social support. Participants will then be assigned to receive either MCP-C or SP-C for 7 sessions. Participants will complete additional sets of questionnaires about 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after their last session of MCP-C or SP-C. It will take between 35 and 50 minutes to complete each set of questionnaires. After participants complete the MCP-C or SP-C sessions and all 4 sets of questionnaires, their participation in this study will end. If participants decide not to complete all 7 sessions, they may still choose to complete the questionnaires. Participants may remain in the study and continue to receive all 7 sessions of MCP-C or SP-C even if their loved one passes away.

Conditions

Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stress Syndrome

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Study overview

Participants will complete 1 set of questionnaires about 2 weeks before beginning their Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers/MCP-C or standard Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers/SP-C sessions. These questionnaires will ask about participants' sense of meaning and purpose in life, spiritual well-being, depression and/or anxiety, and social support. Participants will then be assigned to receive either MCP-C or SP-C for 7 sessions. Participants will complete additional sets of questionnaires about 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after their last session of MCP-C or SP-C. It will take between 35 and 50 minutes to complete each set of questionnaires. After participants complete the MCP-C or SP-C sessions and all 4 sets of questionnaires, their participation in this study will end. If participants decide not to complete all 7 sessions, they may still choose to complete the questionnaires. Participants may remain in the study and continue to receive all 7 sessions of MCP-C or SP-C even if their loved one passes away.

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy to Meet Palliative Care Needs of Cancer Caregivers

A Study of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers to People With Cancer

Condition
Caregiver Burden
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Miami

University of Miami (Data Collection AND Data Analysis), Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Basking Ridge

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Middletown

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited protocol activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Montvale

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Commack

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited protocol activity), Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Harrison

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only), Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States, 10065

Rockville Centre

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activites), Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 or over;
  • * As per self-report, a current caregiver to a patient with Stage III or IV solid tumor cancer currently receiving medical care of any kind (e.g., curative, palliative);
  • * Experiences distress as evidenced by a score of 4 or greater on the Distress Thermometer (DT) and an indication that this distress is associated with caregiving;
  • * As per self-report, can read and understand English;
  • * As per self-report, residing in New York, New Jersey, or Florida, or have the ability to complete sessions while complying with current telehealth regulations.
  • * Participant does not have a reasonable understanding of the study activities by the judgment of the consenting professional;
  • * Engagement in regular individual psychotherapeutic support that the participant is unable or unwilling to put on hold for the course of treatment.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

Talia Zaider, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2029-03-01