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Table 2.

Caregiver and patient eligibility criteria.

Caregiver	Patient
Inclusion criteria 1. ≥18 years of age; 2. Self-endorsing or identified by the patient as “a relative, friend, or partner who you have a close relationship and who assists you with medical care on a regular basis and who may or may not live in the same residence as you and who is not paid for their help”; 3. Either caring for a patient: a) residing in a rural zip code (as classified by the U.S. Census' Rural-Urban Commuting Area [RUCA] system as small rural, large rural, and isolated [hereafter referred to as “rural”]) or b) who is African-American/Black 4. Caring for a patient with advanced-stage cancer (see definition under Patient Inclusion criteria) 5. Caregivers will need NOT need to have an agreeable patient willing to participate in the study. 6. English-speaking and able to complete baseline measures.	Inclusion criteria 1. ≥18 years of age; 2. Diagnosed within past 60–90 days of initial screening with an advanced cancer, defined as metastatic and/or recurrent and/or progressive stage III/IV solid-tumor cancers of the lung, breast, gynecologic, head and neck, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and melanoma; 3. Either: a) resides in a rural zip code or b) is African-American/Black.
Exclusion criteria 1. Self-reported severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder), dementia, active suicidal ideation, uncorrected hearing loss, or active substance abuse	Exclusion criteria 1. Medical record documentation of active severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder), dementia, active suicidal ideation, uncorrected hearing loss, or active substance abuse.

Caregiver

Patient

Inclusion criteria

1.
≥18 years of age;
2.
Self-endorsing or identified by the patient as “a relative, friend, or partner who you have a close relationship and who assists you with medical care on a regular basis and who may or may not live in the same residence as you and who is not paid for their help”;
3.
Either caring for a patient: a) residing in a rural zip code (as classified by the U.S. Census' Rural-Urban Commuting Area [RUCA] system as small rural, large rural, and isolated [hereafter referred to as “rural”]) or b) who is African-American/Black
4.
Caring for a patient with advanced-stage cancer (see definition under Patient Inclusion criteria)
5.
Caregivers will need NOT need to have an agreeable patient willing to participate in the study.
6.
English-speaking and able to complete baseline measures.

Inclusion criteria

1.
≥18 years of age;
2.
Diagnosed within past 60–90 days of initial screening with an advanced cancer, defined as metastatic and/or recurrent and/or progressive stage III/IV solid-tumor cancers of the lung, breast, gynecologic, head and neck, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and melanoma;
3.
Either: a) resides in a rural zip code or b) is African-American/Black.

Exclusion criteria

1.
Self-reported severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder), dementia, active suicidal ideation, uncorrected hearing loss, or active substance abuse

Exclusion criteria

1.
Medical record documentation of active severe mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder), dementia, active suicidal ideation, uncorrected hearing loss, or active substance abuse.