Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2010
Evaluation of two group therapies to reduce fear of progression in cancer patients.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 58 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving Emotion Regulation at the End of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Study Assessing the Impact of a Multi-Component Psychological Group Intervention
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Therapist Guided Internet-delivered Cognitive Therapy (TG-iConquerFear) With Augmented Treatment as Usual in Reducing Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Danish Colorectal Cancer Survivors
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for reducing fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) among breast cancer survivors: a systematic review of the literature.BMC cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Psychological Intervention on Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Interventions for Health Anxiety Presentations Across Diverse Chronic Illnesses.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Mind-body interventions for fear of cancer recurrence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of ovarian cancer and fear of recurrence.Palliative & supportive care · 2015Pooled it
- Fear of cancer recurrence in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review of quantitative studies.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2013Pooled it
- Exploring Fear of Cancer Recurrence in a Sample of Heterogeneous Distressed Cancer Patients with and Without a Psychiatric Disorder.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Trial
- Psychological intervention (ConquerFear) for treating fear of cancer recurrence: mediators and moderators of treatment efficacy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Trial
- Effects of a randomized gratitude intervention on death-related fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2016Trial
- Protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the fear of recurrence therapy (FORT) intervention for women with breast or gynecological cancer.BMC cancer · 2016Trial
- Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR(BC)) in breast cancer: evaluating fear of recurrence (FOR) as a mediator of psychological and physical symptoms in a randomized control trial (RCT).Journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Trial
- Conquer fear: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a psychological intervention to reduce fear of cancer recurrence.BMC cancer · 2013Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for dysfunctional fear of progression in cancer patients.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2011Trial
- Coping Beyond Cancer: Exploring Fear of Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Survivors-A Pilot Investigation.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Dynamic Association Between Health Literacy and Fear of Progression Among Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivors During the Post‑treatment Survivorship Period: A Multicenter Exploratory Longitudinal Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Fear of progression profiles and their association with quality of life and depression in ischemic stroke survivors: a latent profile analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Colon Cancer: Predictors, Moderating Effects, and Longitudinal Impact.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Review of Psychological Interventions in Oncology: Current Trends and Future Directions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Health-related quality of life and fear of progression in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis paper aims to evaluate the effects of two psychotherapeutic interventions on dysfunctional fear of progression (FoP) in cancer patients and to investigate illness-specific influences.
methodsOne hundred seventy-four cancer patients were recruited from two rehabilitation clinics and randomly assigned to either a four-session cognitive-behavioral group therapy or a supportive-experiential group therapy. The main outcome criterion was FoP that was assessed with the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q) directly before (T1) and after (T2) the intervention, as well as 3 (T3) and 12 months (T4) after discharge. Secondary outcomes were anxiety, depression, and quality of life that were assessed with the following questionnaires: Questions on Life Satisfaction, Questionnaire for General Health Status, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Patients from the control group (n = 91) who received treatment as usual were recruited 1 year later with the same inclusion criteria and assessed with the FoP-Q at T1, T2, and T4.
resultsAnalyses showed a significant main effect for time and a significant interaction for group x time for the main outcome variable. FoP decreased significantly over time in both intervention groups in contrast to the control group that showed only short-term improvements. The interventions were also effective in improving secondary outcomes except general life satisfaction. Analyses of cancer specific influences on FoP indicated a significant influence of disease status, i.e., patients with metastases and recurrence of cancer gained most from the interventions.
conclusionsFear of progression, one of the main sources of distress for cancer patients, can be reduced with short psychotherapeutic interventions.
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