Applebaum Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy to Meet Palliative Care Needs of Cancer Caregivers

PROJECT SUMMARY In 2020, 53 million people in the U.S. served as family caregivers, the partners, relatives, and friends who provide assistance (i.e., physical, emotional) to patients with often life-threatening, incurable illnesses. Caregivers are increasingly tasked with responsibilities once performed by medical professionals, and the availability and health of supportive caregivers is more critical than ever. A growing number of caregivers provide care to patients with advanced, life-limiting cancers, and are tasked with critical patient care responsibilities, and play a significant role in healthcare communication and advanced care planning as healthcare proxies. The burden of these…

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