A group cognitive behaviour therapy programme with metastatic breast cancer patients

Edelman, Sarah; Bell, David R.; Kidman, Antony D.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199907/08)8:4<295::aid-pon386>3.3.co;2-p

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“…This study adds to the growing literature on the benefits of various interventions for primary breast carcinoma patients, including the benefits of brief, unstructured, supportive-expressive group therapy, 75,76 brief education-based groups, 66 and brief cognitivebehavioral groups. 77 Although the results of this trial are promising, more research is needed before this support group format can be recommended to women coping with a diagnosis of breast carcinoma. Several methodologic limitations will need to be addressed by further research.…”

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Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer

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A versatile, ultralight, N‐doped, 3D graphene framework (GF) is prepared. In their Communication on L. Qu and co‐workers show that this GF has an ultra‐low density ((2.1±0.3) mg cm−3; a GF block can balance on a dandelion) and its adsorption capacity for oils is much higher than that of the best carbonaceous sorbents. The 3D open‐pore structure and N doping make GF promising as an electrode material for supercapacitors and as a metal‐free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells.

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Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer

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“…Five studies (Connor, 1992;Corner et al, 1996;Scholten et al, 2001;Giese-Davis et al, 2002;Sloman, 2002) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review. An additional five studies (Arathuzik, 1994;Bredin et al, 1999;Edelman et al, 1999;Classen et al, 2001;Goodwin et al, 2001) that met the criteria for inclusion were identified by checking the references of located, relevant papers and searching for studies that have cited these papers. No unpublished relevant studies were obtained.…”

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“…In six (Arathuzik, 1994;Scholten et al, 2001;Sloman, 2002) of these 12 trials, behaviour therapy was used as a single intervention. A combined intervention of behaviour therapy and group support was used in four trials (Edelman et al, 1999;Goodwin et al, 2001;Classen et al, 2001;Giese-Davis et al, 2002). The group-support intervention in these trials involved the creation of a supportive environment in which patients were encouraged to express their emotions about cancer and its broad-ranging effects on their lives.…”

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Psychosocial interventions for patients with advanced cancer – a systematic review of the literature

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Advanced cancer is associated with emotional distress, especially depression and feelings of sadness. To date, it is unclear which is the most effective way to address these problems. This review focuses on the effects of psychosocial interventions on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with advanced cancer. It was hypothesised that patients will benefit from psychosocial interventions by improving QoL, especially in the domain of emotional functioning. The review was conducted using systematic review methodology involving a systematic search of the literature published between 1990 and 2002, quality assessment of included studies, systematic data extraction and narrative data synthesis. In all, 10 randomised controlled studies involving 13 trials were included. Overall interventions and outcome measures across studies were heterogeneous. Outcome measures, pertaining to the QoL dimension of emotional functioning, were most frequently measured. A total of 12 trials evaluating behaviour therapy found positive effects on one or more indicators of QoL, for example, depression. The results of the review support recommendation of behaviour therapy in the care of patients with advanced cancer.

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“…Other recent studies with breast cancer patients have shown mixed or negative results. (Edelman et al, 1999;Edmonds et al, 1999;Scholten et al, 2001;Owen et al, 2005). However, none of these trials used a specialised breast nurse.…”

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Meeting the support and information needs of women with advanced breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial

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Addressing psychosocial and quality of life needs is central to provision of excellent care for people with advanced cancer. This study tested a brief nurse-delivered intervention to address the needs of urban women with advanced breast cancer. This study was conducted at four large urban hospitals in Australia. One hundred and five women with advanced breast cancer were recruited and randomised to receive the intervention or usual care, then asked to complete the European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Quality of life Q-C30 version (2.0) (EORTC Q-C30) (version 2) and Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS) at 1 month and 3 months postrecruitment. No significant differences were detected between intervention and usual care groups in the SCNS or the EORTC Q-C30 subscale scores. However, when the groups were divided into high needs (score of above 50) and low baseline needs (score of 50 or below) for each SCNS subscale, a significant difference between intervention and usual care groups was found in the psychological/emotional subscale among women with high baseline needs. In conclusions, this study demonstrated that a faceto-face session and follow-up phone call with a breast care nurse significantly reduced the psychological and emotional needs of those with high initial needs. There was no evidence of the intervention influencing the quality of life; or perceived needs of women with low initial psychological/emotional needs or perceived needs in other domains. Possibly, the intervention was not sufficiently intense to achieve an effect. British Journal of Cancer (2006) Advanced breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in women from developed countries (Stewart and Kleihues, 2003). When a person has incurable disease, optimising quality of life and meeting the woman's psychosocial and information needs must be central to excellent care . Extending survival time with aggressive treatments without considering these issues may do more harm than good. It is critical to address the substantial psychosocial and informational needs of people with advanced cancer Aranda et al, 2005). This study reports a trial of a brief, structured, nurse-delivered intervention designed to meet the psychosocial, informational and self-care needs of women with advanced breast cancer. Previous research on psycho-educational interventions with people with cancerIn a systematic review (Newell et al, 2002) of psychological interventions for cancer patients, it was concluded that a range of interventions including group-based and individual therapies, informational and educational interventions, guided imagery and cognitive behavioural therapies showed promise for improving patient outcomes and warranted further rigorous research.Many studies involving psycho-educational interventions for women with breast cancer have demonstrated positive results; however, the majority of them were delivered by a trained psychologist or psychiatrist (Newell et al, 2002). Another recent systematic review of psychological group intervent...

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A group cognitive behaviour therapy programme with metastatic breast cancer patients

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Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer

Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer

Psychosocial interventions for patients with advanced cancer – a systematic review of the literature

Meeting the support and information needs of women with advanced breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial

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