The purpose of this study is to train nurses from the VNS Health Visiting Nurse Service to deliver Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Palliative Care Patients (MCP-PC) to homebound people, and to evaluate how effective MCP-PC is for people with cancer.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
81
Two-Day MCP-PC Training for Nurses (including mock patient/simulation with actor) with a Pre- and Post-Training Assessment
3 sessions, completed over the course of 3-6 weeks in the participant's home
Research team will provide: 1. feedback about level of distress at time of screening 2. local referral for psychological care
Visiting Nurse Service of NY
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
MPI Competency Ratings
Phase I portion: To refine the MCP-PC training and study procedures for homecare delivery by nurse interventionists as determined by providers' MPI Competency Ratings
Time frame: 2 years
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