FOCUS: An Evidence-based Program to Improve the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers
TECHNOLOGY NUMBER: 7713
OVERVIEW
- FOCUS is an intervention program delivered by a health professional (e.g., nurse, social worker, or psychologist) that provides education and support jointly to cancer patients and their family caregivers.
- Contains everything needed to deliver the program including training program (e.g., videos, case studies, instructional guides), protocol manual, and educational materials for both patients and family caregivers.
- Freely available under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA.INNOVATION
INNOVATION
FOCUS is a psycho-educational intervention program delivered jointly to cancer patients and their family caregivers by a health care professional (e.g., nurse, social worker, or psychologist). The program is based on Stress-Coping Theory (Lazarus) and Family Stress Theory (McCubbin). The program addresses five components that form the acronym FOCUS:
- F = Family involvement and communication
- O = Optimistic outlook
- C = Coping effectiveness
- U = Uncertainty reduction
- S = Symptom management
Specific interventions are outlined in a detailed FOCUS Intervention Protocol Manual.
FOCUS is unique because a cancer patient and one of their family caregivers complete the program together as a dyad or pair. This program is delivered to cancer patients and their family caregivers in their homes, a clinic office, or a community agency by a health professional. See below for information about adaptations of FOCUS including small group and web-based formats.
Program download contains:
- Comprehensive training program for professionals who deliver the FOCUS intervention (videos, reading materials, case studies)
- Intervention protocol manual with fidelity checklist
- Educational materials for cancer patients and their family caregivers
- Practical tips on intervention delivery from the lead research team
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Available for free under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 License.
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