Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn about sleep behaviors and test different ways to help patients with cancer and partners. Participants (patient-sleep-partner caregivers dyads as a unit) participate in the study together.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * The eligibility criteria for patients are * newly diagnosed with stage I to IV of a solid tumor * diagnosis in the past seven years at the time of enrollment * having a consistent sleep partner. * The eligibility criterion for caregivers is * a sleep partner of the patient. * Additional eligibility criteria for both patients and caregivers are * Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥ 5, * willing to change sub-optimal sleep habits, * 18 years or older, * able to speak/listen English at the 8th grade level for intervention sessions, * able to read English or Spanish at the 8th grade for self-reported questionnaires, reside in Brevard County, Florida (FL), * only for participants of Aim 2, \> 4 weeks after surgery, if any, prior to enrollment, and no surgery planned in the next 5 weeks during the study period because surgery affects sleep. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria for both patients and caregivers are: * having had a diagnosis of major depressive dis