Qinqin Cheng, Marques Shek Nam Ng, Kai Chow Choi, Yongyi Chen, Gaoming Liu, Winnie Kwok Wei So
IMPORTANCE: Psychoeducational interventions (PEIs), which provide both information and emotional and psychosocial support, may address the unmet needs of the caregivers of adolescent and young adult patients with cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of an instant messaging-delivered PEI on anxiety, depression, quality of life (QOL), and coping and determine whether the intervention reduces caregivers' unmet needs. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This randomized clinical trial using an intention-to-treat protocol was conducted from April 1 to September 14, 2022, in a tertiary cancer hospital in China and included caregivers of patients diagnosed with cancer at age 15 to 39 years recruited using convenience sampling...
February 5, 2024: JAMA Network Open