Telehealth Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) in Lung Cancer

Increasing Adoption of a Telehealth-Delivered Collaborative Care Program for Patients With Lung Cancer: A Pilot Study

The goal of this trial is to compare the impact of two outreach strategies (high touch vs. standard outreach) on a collaborative care program delivered via telehealth to patients with lung cancer.

The goal of this project is to pilot test the effectiveness of using a more-intensive (high touch) outreach strategy to increase the reach of an adapted, standard of care CoCM for patients with lung cancer who are experiencing depression and/or anxiety. The investigators will specifically test the effect of two outreach strategies (high touch vs. standard outreach) on reach of the CoCM program (primary outcome) and on several secondary implementation and effectiveness outcomes. Given the demonstrated efficacy of the CoCM in patients with cancer, the main target of this research study is the impact of the outreach strategies and delivery of the CoCM via telehealth.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Are aged 18 years or older.
• Are currently being seen by Penn Medicine Thoracic Oncology for lung cancer treatment or survivorship care.
• Are referred to collaborative care by a Penn Medicine Thoracic Oncology clinician for treatment of depression, anxiety, or other psycho-therapy services.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are already receiving psycho-therapy treatment services outside of Penn Medicine's collaborative care program, Penn Integrated Care (PIC).
• Have a significant and/or untreated medical and/or psychiatric co-morbidity (e.g., other cancers, schizophrenia, acute suicidal and/or homicidal ideation) that make them ineligible for the Penn CoCM program.