Publications by authors named "Penny Lau"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 6-week mindfulness-based program called FOCUS on reducing caregiver burden for individuals caring for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.
- Caregivers will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: FOCUS, an active control group (Healthy Living), and a usual care group (Enhanced Care), with assessments conducted at multiple points during and after the treatment.
- The research hopes to show that the FOCUS program not only decreases caregiver stress but also improves health outcomes for the patients they care for.
Despite high levels of stress, there are few empirically supported stress management interventions for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) cancer patients. This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and various stress-related outcomes from pre- to post-treatment of a pilot, single-arm trial of a 6-week mindfulness-based intervention (FOCUS) for stress management. Caregivers (N = 21; 76% female; mean age = 57.
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