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Preliminary evaluation of psychoeducational support interventions on quality of life in rural breast cancer survivors after primary treatment.
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- Health-related quality of life in rural cancer survivors compared with their urban counterparts: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The influence of telehealth-based cancer rehabilitation interventions on disability: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of behavioral interventions for rural breast cancer survivors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Breast cancer survivorship in rural settings: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Pooled it
- Telephone interventions for symptom management in adults with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of psychoeducational support on quality of life in early-stage breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2014Pooled it
- A telephone-based education and support intervention for Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: a randomized controlled trial comparing two implementation strategies in rural Florida.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Trial
- The Comparative Effectiveness of Education Modalities on Patient Adherence in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Dissemination and implementation science frameworks and strategies to increase breast cancer screening for at-risk women in the United States: A scoping review.Journal of public health research · 2024Article
- Improving Survivors' Quality of Life Post-Treatment: The Perspectives of Rural Australian Cancer Survivors and Their Carers.Cancers · 2021Article
- After the Psychoeducational Intervention: Turkish Breast Cancer Survivors' Experiences.European journal of breast health · 2019Article
- Exploration of return-to-work interventions for breast cancer patients: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
- Experience With A Support Group Intervention Offered to Breast Cancer Women.The journal of breast health · 2017Review
- Multi-Level Assessment to Reach Out to Rural Breast Cancer Survivors.Women's health (London, England) · 2016Article
- Patient-centered outcome evaluation of the Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Intervention.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Article
- Variation in resources needed to implement psychosocial support interventions for rural breast cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2016Article
- Adapting an evidence-based survivorship intervention for Latina breast cancer survivors.Women's health (London, England) · 2015Article
- Psychosocial service use: a qualitative exploration from the perspective of rural Australian cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2013Article
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Abstract
Although most cancer survivors are at risk for being lost in the transition from treatment to survivorship, rural breast cancer survivors face special challenges that might place them at particular risk. This small-scale preliminary study had 2 specific aims: (aim 1) establish the feasibility of rural breast cancer survivors participation in a longitudinal quality of life (QOL) intervention trial and (aim 2) determine the effects of the Breast Cancer Education Intervention (BCEI) on overall QOL. Fifty-three rural breast cancer survivors were randomized to either an experimental (n = 27) or a wait-control arm (n = 26). Participants in the experimental arm received the BCEI consisting of 3 face-to-face education and support sessions and 2 face-to-face and 3 telephone follow-up sessions, along with supplemental written and audiotape materials over a 6-month period. Breast Cancer Education Intervention modules and interventions are organized within a QOL framework. To address the possible effects of attention, wait-control participants received 3 face-to-face sessions and 3 telephone sessions during the first 6 months of participation in the study, but not the BCEI intervention. Research questions addressing aim 1 were as follows: (a) can rural breast cancer survivors be recruited into a longitudinal intervention trial, and (b) can their participation be retained. Research questions for aim 2 were as follows: (a) do participants who received the BCEI show improvement in overall QOL, and (b) is the QOL improvement sustained over time. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures general linear mixed models. Results demonstrated the ability to recruit and retain 53 rural breast cancer survivors, that the experimental arm showed improvement in overall QOL (P = .013), and that there were significant differences in overall QOL between the experimental and wait-control groups at both months 3 and 6. Thus, it appears that at least some rural breast cancer survivors can and will participate in a larger trial and will maintain their participation and that those that do participate experience significant QOL benefit.
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