Behavioral Activation-Led Activity Engagement for Cancer Empowerment

Behavioral activation is an evidence-based intervention based on the idea that depression leads to withdrawal from rewarding activities, which sustains or exacerbates depression, and breaks this cycle by increasing the frequency with which people engage in rewarding activities regardless of their motivation. Like those with depression, people living with advanced cancer may reduce or stop participation in meaningful life activities resulting in decreased positive emotion and worse quality of life. The goal of this intervention is to adapt and test a fully remote technology-supported behavioral activation intervention aimed at supporting patients with advanced cancer to optimize the quality of their remaining years of life.