Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Authors:

Fabian Adri, Emma Keane, Hermioni Amonoo

Date Created:

2025-01-01

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Peer support is associated with reduced depression and anxiety preferences, and interest in becoming peer mentors. Interviews and improved quality of life. However, its impact on were audio-recorded, transcribed, and will be analyzed using caregivers of patients with cancer is understudied. Caregivers framework-guided rapid qualitative analysis. of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) Of 55 caregivers screened, 47 were eligible and 30 were recipients face significant emotional, physical, and social burdens, often managing complex tasks like medication adherence and approached. Twenty-five enrolled (83%), with 22 completing infection control. Despite their central role, psychosocial supportinterviews. Thus far, caregivers identified family, friends, and care teams as key supports but expressed unmet needs for for caregivers is limited, especially amid ongoing shortages of informational, practical, and emotional support. Most had no mental health clinicians. Scalable, low-cost interventions are prior peer support experience but showed strong interest in it urgently needed, and peer support interventions offer a promising approach to addressing these unmet needs. as a source of guidance, encouragement, and lived-experience- basedinformation. Participantspreferredamanualizedyetflexible Qualitatively explores HSCT caregivers’ experiences and structure, virtualdelivery(Zoom/phone), andweeklysessionswith preferences regarding peer support to inform the development of a optional check-ins. Many also expressed interest in becoming peer future peer support intervention for HSCT caregiver population. mentors after time to process their own experiences. Using purposive sampling based on transplant timing (pre- This study will generate foundational knowledge and inform vs. within 100 days post-transplant) and setting (inpatient vs. the design of a novel psychotherapeutically grounded peer outpatient), 30 adult caregivers of allogeneic HSCT recipients at support intervention targeting psychological well-being for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute completed one-time semi-structured HSCT caregivers and potentially caregivers of other oncological telephone interviews. Guided by our prior peer support research, populations. the interview explored perceptions of peer support, intervention

Abstract:

Peer support is associated with reduced depression and anxiety preferences, and interest in becoming peer mentors. Interviews and improved quality of life. However, its impact on were audio-recorded, transcribed, and will be analyzed using caregivers of patients with cancer is understudied. Caregivers framework-guided rapid qualitative analysis. of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) Of 55 caregivers screened, 47 were eligible and 30 were recipients face significant emotional, physical, and social burdens, often managing complex tasks like medication adherence and approached. Twenty-five enrolled (83%), with 22 completing infection control. Despite their central role, psychosocial supportinterviews. Thus far, caregivers identified family, friends, and care teams as key supports but expressed unmet needs for for caregivers is limited, especially amid ongoing shortages of informational, practical, and emotional support. Most had no mental health clinicians. Scalable, low-cost interventions are prior peer support experience but showed strong interest in it urgently needed, and peer support interventions offer a promising approach to addressing these unmet needs. as a source of guidance, encouragement, and lived-experience- basedinformation. Participantspreferredamanualizedyetflexible Qualitatively explores HSCT caregivers’ experiences and structure, virtualdelivery(Zoom/phone), andweeklysessionswith preferences regarding peer support to inform the development of a optional check-ins. Many also expressed interest in becoming peer future peer support intervention for HSCT caregiver population. mentors after time to process their own experiences. Using purposive sampling based on transplant timing (pre- This study will generate foundational knowledge and inform vs. within 100 days post-transplant) and setting (inpatient vs. the design of a novel psychotherapeutically grounded peer outpatient), 30 adult caregivers of allogeneic HSCT recipients at support intervention targeting psychological well-being for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute completed one-time semi-structured HSCT caregivers and potentially caregivers of other oncological telephone interviews. Guided by our prior peer support research, populations. the interview explored perceptions of peer support, intervention

Source:

Harvard / Harvard College | Eliot House | Chemistry | 2028 / 2025

Topics:

peer, support, caregiver, hsct, intervention, allogeneic, interest, interview, experience, hematopoietic, stem, cell

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@fabianadri236 , @emmakeane237 , @hermioniamonoo238