title: Psychosocial interventions for patients and caregivers in the age of new communication technologies: opportunities and challenges in cancer care.
abstract: Interactive health communication technologies (IHCTs) present a new opportunity and challenge for cancer control researchers who focus on couple- and family-based psychosocial interventions. In this article, the authors first present findings from a systematic review of 8 studies that used IHCTs in psychosocial interventions with cancer patients and their caregivers. Although this research area is still in its infancy, studies suggest that it is feasible to incorporate IHCTs in such interventions, that IHCTs are generally well accepted by patients and caregivers, and that the choice of technology is largely dependent on intervention target (i.e., patient, caregiver, or both) and outcomes (e.g., decision making, symptom management, lifestyle behaviors). A major research gap has been the lack of integration of Web 2.0 technologies (e.g., social media), despite the fact that social support and communication are frequently targeted components of interventions that involve cancer patients and their caregivers. Given this, the authors next present findings from a qualitative study that they conducted to describe the different needs and preferences of 13 cancer survivors and 12 caregivers with regard to social media use. Last, the authors discuss some of the opportunities and challenges of using IHCTs in psychosocial interventions for cancer patients and their caregivers and propose directions for future research.
authors: a Department of Oncological Sciences , Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York , New York , USA.
authors: Hoda
authors: H
authors: Badr
authors: Cindy L
authors: CL
authors: Carmack
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Diefenbach
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D058015:Health Communication / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D061108:Social Media; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology
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