Can telephone counseling post-treatment improve psychosocial outcomes among early stage breast cancer survivors?
Psychooncology
; 19(9): 923-32, 2010 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19941285
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether a telephone counseling program can improve psychosocial outcomes among breast cancer patients post-treatment.METHODS:
A randomized trial was conducted involving 21 hospitals and medical centers, with assessments (self-administered questionnaires) at baseline, 12 and 18 months post-enrollment. Eligibility criteria included early stage diagnosis, enrollment during last treatment visit, and the ability to receive the intervention in English. Endpoints included distress (Impact of Event Scale), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale), and two study-specificmeasures:
sexual dysfunction and personal growth. The control group (n=152) received a resource directory for breast cancer; the intervention group (n=152) also received a one-year, 16 session telephone counseling program augmented with additional print materials.RESULTS:
Significant intervention effects were found for sexual dysfunction at 12 (p=0.03) and 18 months (p=0.04) and personal growth (12 months p=0.005; 18 months p=0.03). No differences by group were found in mean scores for distress and depression, with both groups showing significant improvement at 12 and 18 months (all p values for within-group change from baseline wereCONCLUSIONS:
Telephone counseling may provide a viable method for extending psychosocial services to cancer survivors nationwide.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Teléfono
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Educación del Paciente como Asunto
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Sobrevivientes
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Consejo
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychooncology
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos