COMFORT Caregiver Intervention in Improving Communication and Reducing Distress in Caregivers of Patients With Lung Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• •Family caregivers will need to be the primary family caregiver as identified by the lung cancer patient (ten caregivers from each of the following cancer care continuum points will be recruited)
• •English-speaking
• •Cancer care continuum points are defined as follows:
• •* Diagnosis: A lung cancer patient who has received diagnosis within the last 45 days but has not yet started treatment
• •* Treatment: A lung cancer patients who has started initial treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) for diagnosis within the last 30 days, is actively receiving treatment, and has a prognosis of more than one year
• •* Survivorship: A lung cancer patient who has completed treatment and who is clinically disease free at the time of caregiver enrollment to study
• •* End of Life: A lung cancer patient who is estimated to have 6 months or less to live
• •All subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to participate in the informed consent process