Bend Without Breaking: Tools for Coping with Cancer

弯曲而不断裂：应对癌症的工具

• 批准号: 7154243
• 负责人: Ann E. McFarren
• 金额: $ 12.3万
• 依托单位: HEALTHMARK MULTIMEDIA, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-01 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7154243
• 关键词: anxiety; clinical research; coping; depression; dysbarism; experience; neoplasm /cancer

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many cancer patients experience significant emotional distress including anxiety and depression. Multimedia and web programs focus on reducing depression and anxiety are available for the general public. However, there are no such multimedia programs specifically for cancer patients. HealthMark Multimedia, LLC, will develop a prototype multimedia program for cancer patients to assist them in preventing or working through the anxiety inherent in the cancer experience and in minimizing the depression burden. We intend for Bend Without Breaking TM: Tools for Coping with Cancer to serve as an intervention as well as an educational tool. In Phase I, an interactive introduction will use the distress thermometer to help patients determine if they need counseling help and direct them to a set of 3 interactive tools that will include educational information. The prototype will be tested with cancer patients to determine feasibility of this approach in assisting cancer patients to address their cancer-related depression and anxiety. In Phase II, we will produce the full CD-ROM Bend Without Breaking TM: Tools for Coping with Cancer with a set of interactive educational aids to assist cancer patients in prevention and self-management of anxiety and depression during their cancer journey. We will determine the effectiveness of the CD-ROM as used by cancer patients by measuring changes in anxiety and depression burden, and increasing perceived quality of life during their specific stage of the cancer experience. Although, up to 50% of cancer patients experience psychosocial distress, online programs that address this product have not been created. Bend without Breaking: Tools for Coping with Cancer will combine the interventional aspects of computer-based treatments for depression and anxiety with a focus on the cancer experience.

描述（由申请人提供）：许多癌症患者经历严重的情绪困扰，包括焦虑和抑郁。多媒体和网络节目的重点是减少抑郁和焦虑，可供公众使用。然而，没有专门针对癌症患者的多媒体节目。HealthMark Multimedia，LLC将为癌症患者开发一个原型多媒体程序，以帮助他们预防或克服癌症经历中固有的焦虑，并最大限度地减少抑郁负担。我们打算将弯曲而不断裂TM：应对癌症的工具作为一种干预和教育工具。在第一阶段，互动介绍将使用痛苦温度计来帮助患者确定他们是否需要咨询帮助，并指导他们使用一套3个互动工具，其中包括教育信息。该原型将在癌症患者中进行测试，以确定这种方法在帮助癌症患者解决癌症相关抑郁和焦虑方面的可行性。在第二阶段，我们会制作完整的光碟《弯曲不折断TM：癌症治疗方法》，并附有一套互动教育辅助工具，以协助癌症病人在患癌期间预防及自我管理焦虑和抑郁。我们将通过测量焦虑和抑郁负担的变化，以及在癌症经历的特定阶段提高感知的生活质量，来确定癌症患者使用CD-ROM的有效性。虽然，高达50%的癌症患者经历心理社会困扰，但尚未创建解决此产品的在线程序。无断裂的弯曲：应对癌症的工具将联合收割机结合基于计算机的抑郁症和焦虑症治疗的干预方面，重点是癌症的经验。