Acute Cancer Cognitive Therapy Online Training Program: Feasibility and Impact on Clinician Knowledge Uptake.
J Cancer Educ
; 36(5): 1081-1085, 2021 10.
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ABSTRACT
The delivery of psychosocial support to patients and families is challenging in the acute cancer setting. To meet their needs, we developed Acute Cancer Cognitive Therapy (ACCT), an approach that applies traditional cognitive therapy (CT) techniques to this setting. We assessed the feasibility and impact of a six-hour web-based ACCT training for professionals working in psychosocial oncology. Learners were recruited in person at psycho-oncology lectures, workshops, and conferences and through social media channels. One hundred and thirty professionals completed the application, and 46 learners completed all training requirements. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample of applicants and learners, and a paired-samples t-test compared learners' scores on pre-and-post assessments of ACCT knowledge. Learners were predominantly female (n = 40, 86.9%), white (n = 42, 91.3%), and trained in the disciplines of social work (n = 17, 36.9%) or psychology (n = 17, 36.9%). Post-training scores were significantly higher than baseline, averaging a 19.78-point increase. These results support the feasibility and positive impact of using this web-based training to teach ACCT. Future studies will evaluate alternative approaches to retention, multi-cultural applicability, broader dissemination and the extent and durability of skill acquisition using multimodal longitudinal models of assessment.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
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Female
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Humans
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En
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J Cancer Educ
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos