A Study Comparing Two Types of Supportive Interventions for Caregivers of Patients With Cancer

"The sessions are outlined as follow:~1. psychoeducation, goal-setting, and describing the rationale for CBT (Session 1);~2. coping effectiveness training (Session 2);~3. identifying unhelpful cognitions and dysfunctional beliefs (Session 3);~4. challenging and restructuring unhelpful cognitions (Session 4);~5. behavioral activation within the limitations of the caregiving context (Session 5);~6. problem-solving (Session 6);~7. communication strategies and assertiveness training (Session 7);~8. consolidating gains, maintenance, and relapse prevention (Session 8)."

"The sessions are outlined as follow:~1. psychoeducation and motivation/dysregulation cue detection within caregiving contexts (Session 1);~2. attention regulation skills training (Sessions 1-2);~3. training in metacognitive skills (Sessions 3-4);~4. exposure to proactive living in the face of risk and loss while applying skills (Sessions 5-7);~5. consolidating gains, taking larger proactive steps, and relapse prevention (Session 8)."