enCompass Carolina: A Social Support and Coaching Program for Cancer Caregivers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

for caregivers In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below.

• English-speaking.
• Ability to provide written or electronic informed consent to participate in the study.
• Subject is willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator or protocol designee.
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. Identify as an informal (unpaid) caregiver for a rural-dwelling adult with a stage II-IV solid tumor or any hematologic malignancy in active treatment (see eligibility criteria for patients).

Inclusion criteria

for subjects with cancer In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below.

• Their identified caregiver is enrolled in the study
• English-speaking.
• Ability to provide written or electronic informed consent to participate in the study.
• Subjects are willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgment of the investigator or protocol designee.
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. Have a diagnosis of stage II-IV solid tumor or any hematologic malignancy receiving active treatment s, not including hormonal therapy

• Live in a rural area according to the USDA's Rural/Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) score of >4.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

for caregivers

• Unable to complete self-report instruments due to illiteracy, neurologic illness, inability to speak or read English, or other causes;
• Existence of another co-morbid disease, which in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the protocol;
• Participation in the intervention development phase of this intervention.

Exclusion criteria

for subjects with cancer

• Unable to complete self-report instruments due to illiteracy, neurologic illness, inability to speak or read English, or other causes;
• Existence of another co-morbid disease, which in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the protocol;
• Their caregiver does not enroll in the study or withdraws consent