title: Using Telehealth to Train Providers of a Cancer Support Intervention.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Group interventions are effective for addressing the transition from cancer treatment to survivorship but are not widely available outside of urban areas. In addition, minimal training is available for group facilitators outside of the mental healthcare discipline. Telehealth as a medium can facilitate conversation and interactive learning and make learning accessible to individuals in areas that lack resources for traditional classroom teaching. Little is known, however, regarding the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth training program for group leaders. This project aimed to investigate the utility of a telehealth training program for the delivery of a copyrighted, manualized psychosocial group intervention, Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine group leaders attended one in-person orientation, four telehealth training classes, and four telehealth supervision sessions, completing self-report measures of content knowledge, quality satisfaction, and self-confidence. Following the completion of their last Cancer Transitions facilitation, group leaders participated in a focus group to provide qualitative feedback regarding their experiences in training for and leading the respective groups in eight urban and rural North Carolina communities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group leaders rated the training program highly across the domains of content knowledge, quality satisfaction, and self-confidence. Satisfaction with the technology itself was equivocal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Telehealth represents a feasible avenue for training and supporting leaders of psychosocial interventions. In addition, telehealth is particularly well suited to the need for training group leaders in areas outside urban centers or academic communities.
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.|2 Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Anna R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Brandon
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.|3 School of Nursing, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Deal
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gellin
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sherwood
authors.affiliation: 4 Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.affiliation: 5 Rye Country Day School , Rye, New York.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doernberg
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: 1 UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.|2 Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: cancer survivorship; group; telehealth; training