This pilot clinical trial studies how well Prepare to Care kit works in improving caregiver support in patients with stage I-IV head and neck cancer that is new or has come back. Prepare to Care kit may increase knowledge about head and neck cancer and enhance stress-management skills.
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Number of Participants Noting Quite a Bit/Very Much Helpful to Survey Questions
Timeframe: Six weeks post radiation therapy
Accrual Assessed by Number of Caregivers Who Agreed to Participate Divided by the Number of Months of Recruitment
Timeframe: Up to 1 year
Change in Caregiver Burden Assessed by Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA)
Timeframe: Baseline and following radiotherapy, assessed up to 1 year
Change in Psychological Distress - Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CESD)
Timeframe: Before and after radiotherapy, assessed up to 1 year
Change in Quality of Life Assessed by Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CqoL-Canc)
Timeframe: Before and after radiotherapy, assessed up to 1 year
Frequency of Intervention Modules Utilized Assessed by Caregiver Logs
Timeframe: Up to 1 year
Number of Participants in Agreement to Perform Interventions
Timeframe: Up to 1 year
Retention Assessed by Number of Participants Who Completed the End of Radiotherapy Visit Divided by the Number Who Agreed to Participate
Timeframe: Up to 1 year
Self-efficacy in Abbreviated Progressive Muscle Relaxation (APMR)
Timeframe: At baseline and up to the end of radiotherapy, assessed up to 1 year
Self-efficacy in Coping With Cancer Caregiver Inventory
Timeframe: At baseline and up to the end of radiotherapy, assessed up to 1 year