web-based coping and communication skills intervention in improving psychological adaptation in patients with gynecological cancer

Conditions: Endometrial Carcinoma; Stage 0 Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7; Stage I Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage I Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IA Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IA Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IB Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IB Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IC Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IC Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage II Cervical Cancer AJCC v7; Stage II Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage II Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage II Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIA Cervical Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIA Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIA Ovarian Cancer AJCC V6 and v7; Stage IIA1 Cervical Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIA2 Cervical Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIB Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIB Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIB Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIC Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIC Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage III Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage III Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIIA Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIIA Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIA Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIIB Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIIB Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIB Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IIIC Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC1 Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IIIC2 Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IV Fallopian Tube Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IV Ovarian Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IV Primary Peritoneal Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IV Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVA Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IVA Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Stage IVB Cervical Cancer AJCC v6 and v7; Stage IVB Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v7; Uterine Carcinosarcoma; Uterine Corpus Sarcoma

Summary: this pilot clinical trial studies how well web-based coping and communication skills intervention works in improving psychological adaptation in patients with gynecological cancer. web-based intervention, such as coping and communication skills intervention, may help doctors to get a better understanding of ways to help gynecological cancer patients cope with their cancer experience.

primary objectives: i. to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an online coping and communication skills intervention (cci). ii. to collect pilot data on the impact of online cci on global and cancer-specific distress. outline: patients complete 3 modules of online cci intervention. after completion of study, patients are followed up at 2 months.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * newly diagnosed with any stage of primary ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or primary fallopian tube cancer in the past 6 months * newly diagnosed with high grade stage 2, any grade stage 3 or higher endometrial cancer in the past 6 months * newly diagnosed with stage 2 or higher cervical cancer within the past 6 months * newly diagnosed with any stage uterine cancer (both sarcoma and carcinosarcoma) in the past 6 months * at the time of recruitment the patient is on active treatment defined as either currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation or less than 6 months post-cancer surgery * at the time of recruitment, a karnofsky performance status of 80 or above or an eastern cooperative oncology group (ecog) (80) score of 0 or 1 * english speaking * has internet access * must give informed consent within 6 months of diagnosis