Abstract
Glioblastoma is incurable, deadly, and disabling. Informal caregivers of glioblastoma patients face an unpredictable, laborious, costly, and distressing experience. Supported caregivers have less distress and improved caregiver mastery. Often times, caregivers are unable to attend support groups, increasing risk of adverse events for caregiver and patient. This increased risk highlights a need for increased access to support. The purpose of this project was to determine if distressed caregivers of glioblastoma patients at an academic medical center would report reduced distress after participating in telehealth support forums over a period of four weeks. The health belief model was used to implement a telehealth program for distressed caregivers. Using the Carer Support Needs Assessment tool, comfort model was applied to implement tailored interventions for caregivers and to measure relief from distress. Employing a quantitative method with a descriptive, comparative design, the investigator implemented a program for ten distressed caregivers to participate in a series of telehealth support forums.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Tau at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Brain Tumors, Support Groups, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support
Advisor
Theresa Schwindenhammer
Second Advisor
Phioanh Ngheimphu
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Grand Canyon University
Degree Year
2018
Recommended Citation
Green, Stacey D., "Evaluation of the efficacy of a telehealth support forum for reducing distress in informal caregivers of patients with glioblastoma" (2023). Dissertations. 910.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/910
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-07-17
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28647158; ProQuest document ID: 2587710057. The author still retains copyright.