AYA-PeerConnect: A Communication Coaching Intervention for Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors (AYACS)

AYA-PeerConnect: A Communication Coaching Intervention for Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors (AYACS)

This research is being done to test a communication coaching intervention pilot designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

This study is being done to test a communication coaching intervention designed to improve communication quality between adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) and their friends/peers. The results of the study will help to understand how to best support adolescent/young adult cancer survivors, and may inform the development or future implementation of similar programs for cancer survivor populations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant is currently ≥18-35 years old
• Participant is receiving cancer-directed care at Penn State Cancer Institute or Penn State Children's Hospital
• Participant has completed all cancer-directed therapy and is at least 1 year from end of cancer treatment (based on date of last cancer-directed treatment)
• Participant has access to a computer with internet capability
• Participant is fluent in written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participant is not fluent in written and spoken English
• Participant with cognitive inability to participant in the study as determined by the study team
• Participants with history of relapsed cancer