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Brief Title: Feasibility of Internet Based Support (Carer eSupport) for Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Official Title: Carer eSupport: Rationale and Design of an Internet-based Support for Informal Caregivers of Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer
Study ID: NCT05028452
Brief Summary: Informal caregivers to patients with head and neck cancer report that they are unprepared for caregiving, that they experience a high caregiver burden and a deteriorated health. The aim is to develop an internet based intervention for informal caregivers of individuals with head and neck cancer and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The internet based intervention (Carer eSupport) will be based on scientific evidence, established theoretical frameworks and focus groups with caregivers and health care professionals. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated by 30 caregivers who will have access to Carer eSupport during one months. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated with quantitative and qualitative data.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Blekinge Län, Sweden
Uppsala university hospital, Uppsala, Uppsala Län, Sweden
Norrland University Hospital, Umeå, Västerbottens Län, Sweden
Sahlgrenska university hospital, Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Name: Birgitta Johansson, Docent
Affiliation: Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and pathology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR