Table 2 Content of the GIFT interventions
Session | Session goals | Homework |
|---|---|---|
1 — conducted the week of CT simulation | • Introduce intervention and confidentiality • Build rapport through sharing cancer story • Identify impact of stress on the body • Introduce guided imagery practice • Orient to mp3 player use | • Self-administration of guided imagery vignette • Begin tracking intervention use and benzodiazepine use |
2 — conducted during the first week of RT | • Review guided imagery use • Select new vignette if necessary • Address barriers to use • Plan for use of guided imagery • Termination | • Continue self-administration of guided imagery vignette • Continue tracking intervention use and benzodiazepine use in the guided imagery practice log |