Emotional Expression and Cancer Caregivers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 122
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Self-reported mental and physical health as measured by the Short Form-36 Health Survey
研究概览
简要总结
This study seeks to test a brief psychological intervention for spousal caregivers of cancer patients (specifically, hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients), persons known to experience emotional distress.
详细描述
This project focuses on spousal caregivers (CGs) of hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors - persons known to report elevated levels of distress as compared to both norms and their patient counterparts. Specific Aims are to: (1) Determine, via experimental manipulation, whether or not CGs of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients engage in protective buffering, a coping mechanism whereby partners shield patients from illness-related concerns or worries, (2) Examine synchrony or lack thereof, desynchrony, among subjective, expressive and biologic indicators of emotion among spousal CGs, and (3) Test the feasibility and implementation of an emotional expression (EE) exercise designed to enhance psychological and immune functioning among spousal CGs.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •patients and partners at least 21 years of age
- •patients and partners English speaking
- •patients about to receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- •patients married or in a committed, cohabiting, heterosexual or homosexual relationship
- •caregivers in a married or committed, cohabiting, heterosexual or homosexual relationship with the patient
- •caregivers present at the transplant site and planning to remain so for at least one month
排除标准
- •patient major psychiatric disorder
- •caregiver presence or history of a neurologic disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
Emotional expression, patient present
Caregivers are asked to talk about their deepest thoughts and feelings regarding the patient's transplant and their role as caregiver, in the presence of the patient (one session).
干预措施: Emotional expression (Behavioral)
Emotional expression, patient absent
Caregivers are asked to talk about their deepest thoughts and feelings regarding the patient's transplant and their role as caregiver, in the absence of the patient (3 sessions).
干预措施: Emotional expression (Behavioral)
Comparison
Caregivers are asked to talk about their plans for the upcoming week (time management, sessions 1 and 3) and positive aspects of their life (session 2).
干预措施: Emotional expression (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Self-reported mental and physical health as measured by the Short Form-36 Health Survey
时间窗: baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 4-month follow-up
Marital satisfaction as measured by the Dyadic Adjustment Scale
时间窗: pre-transplant, baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 4-month follow-up
Self- and partner-reported protective buffering as measured by the Protective Buffering Scale
时间窗: pre-transplant, baseline, 1-month follow-up, and 4-month follow-up
次要结局
- Emotional expression (facial expression and words uttered)(During intervention/ disclosure sessions)
- Emotional experience as assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule(During intervention/ disclosure sessions)
- Galvanic skin response (physiological indicator of emotion)(During intervention/ disclosure sessions)