Trial reportPsycho-oncology2010
Can telephone counseling post-treatment improve psychosocial outcomes among early stage breast cancer survivors?
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychosocial interventions to improve sexual functioning in women with cancer: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Sexual medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for women with non-metastatic breast cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Therapist-led interventions for the treatment of traumatic stress symptoms in cancer survivors: A systematic literature review.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Telephone interventions for symptom management in adults with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Counseling interventions delivered in women with breast cancer to improve health-related quality of life: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Pooled it
- Cancer Survivors' Experience With Telehealth: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- The effect of technology-based interventions on pain, depression, and quality of life in patients with cancer: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Pooled it
- Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review.BMC cancer · 2014Pooled it
- Effects of a self-managed home-based walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a randomised controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Trial
- Psychosocial telephone counseling for survivors of cervical cancer: results of a randomized biobehavioral trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015Trial
- Efficacy trial of an Internet-based intervention for cancer-related female sexual dysfunction.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2013Trial
- Randomized controlled trial to test a computerized psychosocial cancer assessment and referral program: methods and research design.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Trial
- Early rehabilitation of cancer patients - a randomized controlled intervention study.BMC cancer · 2013Trial
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- Patient satisfaction with nurse-led telephone follow-up after curative treatment for breast cancer.BMC cancer · 2010Trial
- A pilot randomized controlled trial testing a minimal intervention to prepare breast cancer survivors for recovery.Cancer nursingTrial
- Developing a patient-centered educational video series on sexual health for women with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Managing sexual health challenges in breast cancer survivors: A comprehensive review.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2024Review
- Patients' views and experiences on the supported self-management/patient-initiated follow up pathway for breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- The Future of Breast Cancer Research in the Survivorship Field.Oncology and therapy · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether a telephone counseling program can improve psychosocial outcomes among breast cancer patients post-treatment.
methodsA 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-specific measures: 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.
resultsSignificant 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 were <or=0.003). However, when dichotomized at cutpoints suggestive of the need for a clinical referral, the control group showed virtually no change at 18 months, whereas the intervention group showed about a 50% reduction in both distress (p=0.07) and depression (p=0.06).
conclusionsTelephone counseling may provide a viable method for extending psychosocial services to cancer survivors nationwide.
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