Overview

• The BMT-CARE App adapts a proven one-on-one counseling program into a digital platform with educational modules, interactive games and stage-specific video content.
• In a randomized trial of 125 caregivers presented at ASCO and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, app users reported higher quality of life and lower caregiving burden than those receiving standard services.
• Caregivers spent a median of 147 minutes using the app over 60 days and experienced significant reductions in depression and PTSD symptoms.
• By offering asynchronous, evidence-based psychological tools on smartphones and tablets, the app overcomes barriers of cost, time constraints and stigma associated with traditional mental health support.
• Mass General Brigham investigators are broadening trials to multiple transplant centers to validate the app’s generalizability and cultural adaptability.