Study: NCT01652768

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Palliative Care Team
Description: Week 1: Early palliative care intervention (immediately post-op) provided by the new palliative care brain tumor team (Social worker, advanced practice nurse (APN), medical oncology registered nurse).~1. Introduce the palliative care team concept.~2. Provide contact information for the palliative care team given~3. Administer Initial Patient and Caregiver Psychosocial Assessments (Appendix A)~4. Offer community resources to patient and caregiver (Appendix B)~5. Provide additional resources/referrals for any needs that are identified by patient or care partner during initial psychosocial assessment~6. Provide supportive care

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Educational Information Session for Patients and Caregivers
Description: Provide an educational class Moving Forward: Facing a Brain Tumor Diagnosis for patient and caregiver Week 5 through 7: The PRESENCE Project Social Worker and oncology RN will provide an educational class.~Intervention (Length of time for class = 2 hours):~1. Provide an educational class Moving Forward: Facing a Brain Tumor Diagnosis for patient and caregiver.~2. Provide additional resources/referrals for any needs that are identified by patient or care partner during the educational class.~3. Provide supportive care.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Contact every 2 weeks
Description: The PRESENCE Project APN and/or Presence Project Social Worker will contact the patient and caregiver via telephone or office visit every two weeks and as needed until the second medical oncology visit.~(Anticipated length of time for phone intervention or visit is 20 minutes; however, length of time for intervention is tailored to the patient and caregiver's needs):~1. Administer Patient and Caregiver Follow-up Assessment~2. Provide pain and/or symptom management intervention for any issues identified during the follow-up assessment~3. Provide resources/referrals for any needs identified during the social work follow-up assessment~4. Provide supportive care

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Follow-up Surgical Visit Session
Description: The PRESENCE Project APN will meet with patient and caregiver at the surgical follow-up visit, approximately two weeks after surgery.~Intervention (Anticipated length of time for visit is about 30 minutes; however length of time for intervention is tailored to the patient and caregiver's needs):~1. Administer Patient and Caregiver Follow-up Assessment~2. Administer Symptom Assessment Tool~3. Provide pain and/or symptom management intervention~4. Provide supportive care

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Medical and/or Radiation Oncology Appointment Session
Description: The PRESENCE Project APN and/or Presence Project Social Worker will meet with patient and caregiver at the first medical and/or radiation oncology appointment (weeks 3 and 4).~Intervention (Anticipated length of time for visit is about 30 minutes; however length of time for intervention is tailored to the patient and caregiver's needs):~1. Administer Patient and Caregiver Follow-up Assessment~2. Re-assess pain and/or symptom management issues and /or intervention~3. Provide resources/referrals for any needs identified during the social work follow-up assessment~4. Provide supportive care.