Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth platform for delivering the Making Sense of Brain Tumour programme: A mixed-methods pilot study.

Ownsworth, T; Cubis, L; Prasad, T; Foote, M; Kendall, M; Oram, J; Chambers, S; Pinkham, MB

Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth platform for delivering the Making Sense of Brain Tumour programme: A mixed-methods pilot study.

Ownsworth, T Cubis, L Prasad, T Foote, M Kendall, M Oram, J Chambers, S

Pinkham, MB

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Citation:: Neuropsychological rehabilitation, 2020, pp. 1-29
Issue Date:: 2020-10

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dc.contributor.author	Ownsworth, T
dc.contributor.author	Cubis, L
dc.contributor.author	Prasad, T
dc.contributor.author	Foote, M
dc.contributor.author	Kendall, M
dc.contributor.author	Oram, J
dc.contributor.author	Chambers, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-6111
dc.contributor.author	Pinkham, MB
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-09T04:25:01Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-09T04:25:01Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10
dc.identifier.citation	Neuropsychological rehabilitation, 2020, pp. 1-29
dc.identifier.issn	0960-2011
dc.identifier.issn	1464-0694
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144588
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT Glioma is a common type of brain tumour that is associated with neurocognitive and psychosocial impairments. This study primarily aimed to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a videoconferencing format of the Making Sense of Brain Tumour (Tele-MAST) programme. Recruited from a multidisciplinary brain tumour clinic, participants were randomly allocated to the 10-session Tele-MAST programme or standard care, with the latter group offered Tele-MAST after re-assessment. Semi-structured interviews explored participants' experiences of receiving psychological support via the videoconferencing platform. Measures of mental health and quality of life were administered at pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments. Of the 35 patients deemed eligible for the study, 14 (40% accrual) with high grade (71%) or low grade (29%) glioma participated. They were randomized to the Tele-MAST condition (n = 8) or standard care/waitlist (n = 6). Ten individuals commenced the Tele-MAST programme, of whom eight completed ≥8 sessions. The major themes that depicted their experience of the Tele-MAST programme were ease of access and benefits of remote delivery, tailored support and immediacy, and sense of connection versus disconnection. Most participants (63%) demonstrated clinically reliable improvement at post-intervention. These preliminary findings support the feasibility and acceptability of remote delivery of psychological support and highlight the need for a larger-scale evaluation of the Tele-MAST programme.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Neuropsychological rehabilitation
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/09602011.2020.1826331
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Rehabilitation
dc.title	Feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth platform for delivering the Making Sense of Brain Tumour programme: A mixed-methods pilot study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	England
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utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2020-12-09T04:24:52Z
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ABSTRACT Glioma is a common type of brain tumour that is associated with neurocognitive and psychosocial impairments. This study primarily aimed to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a videoconferencing format of the Making Sense of Brain Tumour (Tele-MAST) programme. Recruited from a multidisciplinary brain tumour clinic, participants were randomly allocated to the 10-session Tele-MAST programme or standard care, with the latter group offered Tele-MAST after re-assessment. Semi-structured interviews explored participants' experiences of receiving psychological support via the videoconferencing platform. Measures of mental health and quality of life were administered at pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments. Of the 35 patients deemed eligible for the study, 14 (40% accrual) with high grade (71%) or low grade (29%) glioma participated. They were randomized to the Tele-MAST condition (n = 8) or standard care/waitlist (n = 6). Ten individuals commenced the Tele-MAST programme, of whom eight completed ≥8 sessions. The major themes that depicted their experience of the Tele-MAST programme were ease of access and benefits of remote delivery, tailored support and immediacy, and sense of connection versus disconnection. Most participants (63%) demonstrated clinically reliable improvement at post-intervention. These preliminary findings support the feasibility and acceptability of remote delivery of psychological support and highlight the need for a larger-scale evaluation of the Tele-MAST programme.

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