Online and Narrative Interventions for Advanced Cancer Patients
Metastatic Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Metastatic Cancer focused on measuring Metastatic Cancer, Recurrent Cancer, Distributed Hematological Cancer, Advanced Cancer, Terminal Cancer, Stage III Cancer, Stage IV Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 30 - 60,
- Stage III or IV Cancer,
- Able and willing to use an internet computer to complete study activities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Institutionalized, < 6 months prognosis,
- Cannot read or understand English,
- Unable or unwilling to use an internet computer to complete study activities.
Sites / Locations
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
My Living Story
My Own Resources
"My Living Story" elicits a dignity-enhancing life story via a telephone interview, and delivers the edited transcript on the patient's personal miLivingStory social network. miLivingStory also provides a direct link to miStory, a life review education website with links to high quality websites that provide cancer information, databases to "do your own research", social support, interactive planning tools, and a page to add their own weblinks. miLivingStory and miStory are both password protected.
My Own Resources offers usual care access to high quality websites that provide cancer information, databases to "do your own research," social support, and interactive planning tools. Participants will receive access to the website miOwnResources.