Description
- Inclusion Criteria
- Inclusion criteria for caregivers In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below.
- 1. English-speaking.
- 2. Ability to provide written or electronic informed consent to participate in the study.
- 3. Subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator or protocol designee.
- 4. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. Identify as an informal (unpaid) caregiver for a rural-dwelling adult with a stage II-IV solid tumor or any hematologic malignancy in active treatment (see eligibility criteria for patients).
- Inclusion criteria for subjects with cancer In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below.
- 1. Their identified caregiver is enrolled in the study
- 2. English-speaking.
- 3. Ability to provide written or electronic informed consent to participate in the study.
- 4. Subjects are willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator or protocol designee.
- 5. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. Have a diagnosis of stage II-IV solid tumor or any hematologic malignancy receiving active treatment s, not including hormonal therapy
- 7. Live in a rural area according to the USDA's Rural/Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) score of \>4.
- Exclusion Criteria
- Exclusion criteria for caregivers
- 1. Unable to complete self-report instruments due to illiteracy, neurologic illness, inability to speak or read English, or other causes;
- 2. Existence of another co-morbid disease, which in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the protocol;
- 3. Participation in the intervention development phase of this intervention.
- Exclusion criteria for subjects with cancer
- 1. Unable to complete self-report instruments due to illiteracy, neurologic illness, inability to speak or read English, or other causes;
- 2. Existence of another co-morbid disease, which in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the protocol;
- 3. Their caregiver does not enroll in the study or withdraws consent
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No