OBJECTIVE: The multidimensional burden that results from providing care to a @entity1 with @entity5 is well documented and a growing number of psychosocial interventions have been developed to address this burden. None, however, target existential distress, a critical, common element - and potentially driving mechanism - of caregiver burden. Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) is a structured psychotherapeutic intervention originally developed by our group to target existential distress and spiritual well-being among @entity1 with @entity5 . We are currently developing Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for @entity5 Caregivers (MCP-C). The objective of this qualitative study is to describe the application of MCP to the unique experience of caregivers of @entity1 with @entity5 . METHODS: A case study of a @entity1 from an initial MCP-C group is presented, with a focus on the application of sources of meaning to the @entity5 caregiving experience. RESULTS: The exploration of critical sources of meaning in the @entity1 's life generally, and related to caregiving specifically, highlighted significant areas of growth, including an increased understanding of the historical context shaping her experience of providing care, the recognition of the need for improved self-care and reconnecting with meaningful activities, and the possibility for continued connectedness to others and the world, despite the limitations resulting from her husband's @entity221 . SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: Existential distress is a critical and often overlooked element of burden among @entity5 caregivers. MCP-C is intended to target this component of burden and address this critical gap in the palliative care literature. Clinical trials are underway to evaluate the efficacy of MCP-C delivered over the Internet. Future studies are needed to evaluate the benefits of MCP-C for particularly burdened groups of caregivers, such as caregivers of @entity1 with @entity1313 and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantations, and to identify target points of delivery that will optimize the intervention's benefits.

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for XXXX Caregivers (MCP-C): Rationale and Overview.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'participant', 'patient'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['terminal illness'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'Cancer', 'advanced cancer'] @entity1313 :: ('MESH:D001932', 'Disease') :: ['brain tumors']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Cancer']
