A Study Comparing Two Types of Supportive Interventions for Caregivers of Patients With Cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• •Caregivers:
• •As per self-report, presence of disorder that compromises comprehension of assessments or informed consent information (e.g., dementia).
• •As per the judgement of the consenting professional, clinical, PI, and/or as per the medical record, severe psychopathology or cognitive impairment which is likely to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol or their ability to provide meaningful information
• •As per self-report, currently engaged in regular individual psychotherapeutic support (that the participant is unable or unwilling to put on hold for the course of treatment).
• •As per self-report, a lifetime history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder.
• •As per self-report, has medical condition or medication use known to confound measures of systemic inflammation (e.g., autoimmune disorder, inflammatory disease; uncontrolled thyroid disease; active infection; myocardial infarction or stroke in the last 6 months; Type I diabetes; acute hepatitis; recent vaccination for viral disease). (N/A for training case participants)
• •As per self-report, is a regular smoker, defined as having more than 2 cigarettes per day on most days. (N/A for training case participants)
• •As per self-report, providing care for a patient who has a caregiver is currently or formerly enrolled in this study ('formerly enrolled' is N/A for training case participants).
• •As per self-report, currently enrolled in another study focused on supportive care for caregivers (MGH participants only).
• •Patients:
• •Presence of disorder that compromises comprehension of assessments or informed consent information (e.g., dementia) as per EMR or clinician judgment.
• •As per the judgement of the consenting professional, clinical, PI, and/or as per the medical record, severe psychopathology or cognitive impairment which is likely to interfere with the participation or completion of the protocol or their ability to provide meaningful information