Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized controlled pilot study of Yoga Skills Training versus an attention control delivered during chemotherapy administration.
It is important to address fatigue and co-occurring symptoms during chemotherapy to preserve quality of life in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. ⋯ YST showed promise for improving fatigue, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, and inflammation. YST is also feasible and reaches patients underrepresented in yoga research (i.e., GI cancer, men), thus warranting further examination.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialAn early palliative care telehealth coaching intervention to enhance advanced cancer family caregivers' decision support skills: The CASCADE pilot factorial trial.
Patients with advanced cancer often involve family caregivers in health-related decision-making from diagnosis to end-of-life; however, few interventions have been developed to enhance caregiver decision support skills. ⋯ We pilot tested components of CASCADE, an early palliative care decision support training intervention for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. CASCADE components were acceptable and the trial design feasible, providing promising future directions for palliative care intervention development and testing. Pilot results will inform a fully-powered trial.