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Trial reportBritish journal of cancer2008

Health-related quality of life and distress in cancer patients: results from a large randomised study.

B Johansson, Y Brandberg, M Hellbom, C Persson, L-M Petersson, G Berglund, B Glimelius

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Trial report in British journal of cancer, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Psychosocial interventions for men with prostate cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

B JohanssonDepartment of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. birgitta.johansson@onkologi.uu.se
Y Brandberg
M Hellbom
C Persson
L-M Petersson
G Berglund
B Glimelius
Uppsala University · SEKarolinska Institutet · SELund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To compare the effectiveness of individual support, group rehabilitation and a combination of the two in improving health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being in cancer patients during 24 months after diagnosis, as compared with standard care (SC). Furthermore, to compare the study sample and a random sample of the Swedish population with regard to HRQOL. A total of 481 consecutive patients, newly diagnosed with cancer, were randomly assigned to one of the four alternatives. Data on HRQOL and psychological well-being were collected at baseline and after 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. The interventions did not improve HRQOL or psychological well-being, as compared with SC. At 3 months, the study sample reported an HRQOL comparable with the normal population. Many cancer patients are able to manage their cancer-related concerns with the support available from SC. However, it is reasonable to assume that the findings suffer from a lack of data from especially vulnerable patients and a possible Hawthorne effect. It cannot be concluded that cancer patients have no need for additional psychosocial interventions. Future projects should include screening and target interventions for those at risk for significant and prolonged psychological distress.

Indexed as

HealthFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeStress, PsychologicalTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID19018255
PMCPMC2607225
OpenAlexW2040550023

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