The FOCUS Program
The FOCUS Program (audio only)
Laurel Northouse PhD, RN, FAAN is the Mary Lou Willard French Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan. She is also Co-Director of the Socio-Behavior Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Northouse has conducted a number of studies that describe the impact of cancer on the family and has developed a model designed to predict risk levels of patients and family members following cancer diagnoses. Currently she is conducting intervention studies designed to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families. In this podcast taped at the recent Aging in America conference in Las Vegas, Dr. Northouse discusses findings from the 3 clinical trials of the FOCUS intervention for caregivers of cancer patients. She also provides information on current efforts to translate the intervention into practice.
