Pilot randomized trial of a couple-based physical activity videoconference intervention for sedentary cancer survivors.

Porter, Laura S.; Gao, Xiaomei; Lyna, Pauline; Kraus, William E.; Olsen, Maren K.; Patterson, Emily S.; Puleo, Blair Kirsten; Pollak, Kathryn I.

doi:10.1037/hea0000608

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“…The attrition rate ranged from 8% to 52%. The most common reasons for dropping out were time issues, eg, caregiving responsibility increased, holiday schedules interfered, travel, no time, work demands; disease‐related issues, eg, died or too sick, illness progressed, illness‐related distress; and others, eg, unfamiliar with the Internet, uninterested, and loss to follow‐up …”

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“…Fourteen out of the 17 studies reported the timing of the interventions. Ten studies targeted the patients at different treatment stages, including pretreatment, undergoing chemotherapy or undergoing treatment, and post‐treatment (eg, radiotherapy, primary treatment, surgery, or radiotherapy stages I‐IV, and advanced stage …”

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“…Two studies were aimed at providing sufficient information support for patients undergoing treatment or for posttreatment patient‐caregiver dyads . Four studies aimed to enhance patient‐caregiver communication and dyadic support . The other four studies focused on online psychoeducational support, social support, and psychosocial support for cancer patients and their caregivers.…”

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“…The remaining two studies adopted more than one theory. In one study, this included a model of couples' adaptation to illness, a theory of healthy relationship functioning, and a model of dyadic coping; and interdependence theory and a communal coping approach in the other . Although these models were used in these studies, only three studies described in detail how the theories were used .…”

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“…Physical exercises included Kegel exercises, swallowing exercises, and sex‐related exercises . Psychotherapy referred to mindfulness meditation, cognitive‐behavioural therapy, decision making and problem solving skills, expression and communication skills, and behavioural change techniques …”

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A critical literature review of dyadic web‐based interventions to support cancer patients and their caregivers, and directions for future research

Luo

Li-hong

et al. 2019

Psycho-Oncology

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Objective: With the rapid development of the Internet, e-health interventions are becoming popular and are showing positive impacts. Cancer affects not only patients but also their caregivers, leading to a recognition that cancer patient-caregiver dyads cope with cancer as a unit rather than as individuals. The objectives of this paper are to explore web-based interventions for cancer patient-caregiver dyads coping with cancer from the aspects of intervention content, delivery format, outcome measurements, and outcomes and to provide recommendations on developing patientcaregiver dyadic web-based interventions for future research. Methods: Literature focused on cancer patient-caregiver dyadic web-based interventions, published in English or Chinese from the launch of five databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBase, Medline, Science Citation Index Expanded) to April 2019, was systematically searched. Manual searching through the references of full-text articles was also conducted. Results: Of a total of 812 articles, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. The content of these web-based dyadic interventions mainly included information support, communication and support, skills-building, and psycho-education. These web-based interventions reported a small to large positive impact on patients with cancer and their caregivers in terms of physical health (d = 0.17-0.75), psychological health (d = 0.04-0.80), overall quality of life (d = 0.20-0.68), and dyadic relationship (d = 0.30-0.95). Conclusions: Web-based dyadic interventions can be designed for tailored content, which benefits both patients and their caregivers. Future research on cancer patient-caregiver web-based interventions should be conducted in diverse cultures. K E Y W O R D S cancer, caregiver, dyadic intervention, e-health, oncology, patient, web-based intervention Xingjuan Luo and Lihong Gao contributed equally to this work.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Li-hong

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Psycho-Oncology

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Couplelinks online intervention for young couples facing breast cancer: A randomised controlled trial

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Objective Young women with breast cancer and their partners are more distressed than couples who are affected later in life. While dyadic interventions in the context of cancer are promising, there are access barriers, particularly for younger couples. This study evaluated Couplelinks, a professionally facilitated, web‐based program designed to help couples improve their conjoint coping. Method This randomised controlled trial employed a waitlist control evaluation of the program. Outcomes included dyadic coping, relationship adjustment, depression, and anxiety. Results Seventy‐five couples consented to participate and were randomised. The final analysis included 31 couples in the treatment group and 36 couples in the waitlist group. Modest improvements were found in positive dyadic coping but effects were not maintained at 3‐month follow‐up. No effect was seen on overall relationship adjustment. Conclusions Our findings inform the rapidly expanding field of online programming for couples in general, and those affected by BC in particular. Intervention timing, ‘dose’, low overall relational distress, and the mainly enrichment rather than problem‐focus of Couplelinks may help explain the lack of change on relationship adjustment.

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The role of partner support for health behaviours in people living with and beyond cancer: A qualitative study

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This study aimed to qualitatively explore how partner support for health behaviours is perceived, received, and utilised in people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC).Methods: Semi-structured audio interviews were conducted with 24 participants, 15 men and 9 women, living with and beyond breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. Inductive and deductive Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the data.Results: Three key themes with six subthemes were identified relating to partner support for health behaviours: 1) Interdependence (Reciprocity, Overt Control, Influence & Motivation) 2) Concordance, (Shared Attitudes & Health Beliefs, Shared Health Behaviour) and 3) Communal Coping (Communal Orientation towards Health and Decision Making, Co-operative Action in Health Behaviour). Conclusions: Partner support plays a unique and significant role in the health behaviours of people LWBC. Partners play a collaborative role in managing health and facilitating health behaviours, while the high level of concordance in couples may represent a potential barrier to change via the reinforcement of maladaptive health beliefs and behaviours. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Overall, findings demonstrate that partners should be considered and included where possible when designing future behaviour change interventions for people LWBC.

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Pilot randomized trial of a couple-based physical activity videoconference intervention for sedentary cancer survivors.

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

A critical literature review of dyadic web‐based interventions to support cancer patients and their caregivers, and directions for future research

A critical literature review of dyadic web‐based interventions to support cancer patients and their caregivers, and directions for future research

Couplelinks online intervention for young couples facing breast cancer: A randomised controlled trial

The role of partner support for health behaviours in people living with and beyond cancer: A qualitative study

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