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A novel combined resilience and advance care planning intervention for adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer: A feasibility and acceptability cohort study.

Kaitlyn M FladeboeMaeve B O'DonnellKrysta S BartonMiranda C BradfordAngela SteineckCourtney C JunkinsJoyce P Yi-FrazierAbby R Rosenberg
Published in: Cancer (2021)
Advance care planning (ACP) among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with advanced cancer can be difficult to introduce. We investigated whether it is feasible and acceptable to integrate ACP into an existing resilience-coaching program for AYAs. In this cohort study of 26 AYAs with advanced cancer, we found the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management-Advanced Cancer program to be feasible (≥70% intervention-completion) and highly acceptable (positive post-participation feedback, no evidence of participant-distress). We conclude that an intervention integrating resilience coaching and ACP is feasible and acceptable among AYAs with advanced cancer.
Keyphrases
  • advanced cancer
  • palliative care
  • advance care planning
  • randomized controlled trial
  • climate change
  • social support
  • quality improvement
  • physical activity
  • mass spectrometry
  • atomic force microscopy
  • stress induced