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Quantifying the psychosocial impact of a weekend retreat on adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patients.
Antonetti, Callah; Stromberg, Sarah E; Costello, Aimee; Faith, Melissa A; Shaw, Peter H.
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  • Antonetti C; Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
  • Stromberg SE; Department of Psychology, Center for Behavioral Health, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
  • Costello A; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Faith MA; Department of Psychology, Center for Behavioral Health, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
  • Shaw PH; Department of Psychology, Center for Behavioral Health, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
J Psychosoc Oncol ; 38(6): 702-713, 2020.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32633705
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine if AYA oncology patients experienced a quantifiable improvement in psychosocial outcomes after attending a weekend retreat with their peers. METHODS: AYA oncology patients attended a weekend retreat. They completed the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) before, 1 month after, and 6 months after the weekend retreat. Controls were age-matched oncology patients who did not attend the retreat. FINDINGS: Retreat participants' scores did not significantly change over time; however, retreat participants' scores at 1-month follow-up were significantly higher than control group scores. CONCLUSIONS: AYA oncology patients may experience transient improvement in psychological well-being after attending a retreat, but benefits may not be durable. Work remains needed to examine the impact of retreat attendance on specific aspects of psychosocial well-being. Implications for psychosocial oncology: Work is needed to decrease perceived attendance barriers for AYA oncology patients who have a low quality of life. Future retreat planners may consider modifying retreat activities and consider alternative retreat locations that appeal to campers with limited mobility, chronic pain, and/or other quality of life limitations. Additional study is needed to determine whether brief overnight or weekend retreats can be as effective as week-long camps in enhancing oncology patients' quality of life. Future researchers should compare changes in weekend retreat attendees' quality of life to changes in quality of life for a control group (e.g., via a waitlist control study design).
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Acampamento / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Psychosoc Oncol Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Acampamento / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Psychosoc Oncol Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos