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Trial reportPatient education and counseling2025

Impact of a psychoeducational intervention to improve caregiver knowledge and attitudes toward palliative cancer care.

Brenna Mossman, Lisa Molix, Damian R Murray, Laura M Perry, Seowoo Kim, Michael Hoerger

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Patient education and counseling, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Brenna MossmanDepartment of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Lisa MolixDepartment of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Damian R MurrayDepartment of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Laura M PerryDepartment of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Center for Health Outcomes, Implementation, and Community-Engaged Science, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA; Louisiana Cancer Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Seowoo KimDepartment of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Michael HoergerDepartment of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Louisiana Cancer Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care, New Orleans, LA, USA. Electronic address: mhoerger@tulane.edu.

Funding

Tracking & Evaluation CoreU54GM104940 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI Peter Todd Katzmarzyk · 2012 to 2026
$69.1M
Training Program in Cancer Population Science (CaPS)T32CA261787 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Suzanne C. O'Neill · 2021 to 2026
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA261787NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the efficacy of a psychoeducational intervention in improving palliative care knowledge and attitudes among caregivers, patients' close friends and families.

methodsA total of 150 adult cancer caregivers participated in an online U.S.-based randomized clinical trial (RCT) between December 2021 and March 2022. Participants self-reported their baseline knowledge of palliative care, then viewed a psychoeducational video on palliative care (intervention condition) or nutrition (control condition). Participants then completed outcome measures of palliative care knowledge (aim 1; Palliative Care Knowledge Scale, PaCKS) and attitudes (aim 2; Palliative Care Attitudes Scale-9-Caregiver, PCAS-9C). Regression analyses examined whether group assignment significantly predicted palliative care knowledge and attitudes while controlling for self-reported baseline knowledge and key demographic and clinical characteristics.

resultsThe PaCKS and PCAS-9C demonstrated excellent evidence of reliability, factor structure, and validity in this caregiver sample. The RCT succeeded on the primary outcome of increasing caregivers' palliative care knowledge (p < .001). Attitudes were favorable and did not differ between groups.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates that a single-session, psychoeducational video can improve understanding of palliative care among close friends and families of those with cancer. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This work suggests future pathways for helping families make informed decisions about initiating palliative care.

Indexed as

CaregiversHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeNeoplasmsPalliative CareAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudeCaregiversDecision makingHealth educationNeoplasmsOncologyPalliative care

Identifiers

PMID40516304
PMCPMC13008132

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