Resiliency Training for Patients With NF2 Via Videoconferencing With Skype

Resiliency Training for Patients With Neurofibromatosis Via Videoconferencing With Skype

The aim of this study is to determine, whether the 3RP is feasible, accepted and efficacious and durable when delivered via Skype to patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) who are deaf or have severe hearing loss using Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and/or American Sign Language (ASL).

This will be a substudy of the IRB-approved protocol #2013P002605. It is the same study except it is looking at a particular sub-population: patients with NF2 who are hard of hearing.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18 or older
2. Can read and speak English at or above the 6th grade level
3. Patients with NF2 who are deaf or have severe hearing loss.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Severe active or untreated major mental illness that would interfere with study participation, to be determined at the discretion of the study investigator (e.g. untreated psychosis or suicidality)
2. Recent (within past 3 months) change in antidepressant medication
3. Use of formal relaxation training (including past participation in a mind-body program), currently or in the past 6 months.
4. Unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent documents
5. Unable or unwilling to complete psychological assessments online via the REDCap system.
6. Unable or unwilling to participate in an intervention delivered via videoconferencing with Skype.
7. Unwilling to use either CART or ASL for communication during the Skype groups.