Exploring engagement with a web-based self-directed psychoeducational program for advanced cancer patients and their caregivers (iFOCUS): A sub study analysis of the DIAdIC trial

Ulrik Sørensen Schmidt, Romy Van Rickstal, Vincent Van Goethem, Evi Bakker, Monika Pilch, Michael Connolly, Paul D, Catherine Jordan, Philip J. Larkin, Peter May, Katherine Bristowe, Silvia de Leo, Aline De Vleminck, Joachim Cohen, Laurel Northouse, Peter Hudson, Suzanne Guerin

Palliative Medicine: The Research Journal of the EAPC - A Multiprofessional Journal

Published online on April 21, 2026

Abstract

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Background:Supporting psychoeducational functioning for advanced cancer patients and informal caregivers (dyads) can be challenging. Self-managed digital interventions offer a possible cost-effective alternative but often face low engagement.Aim:To ...