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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

Psychological flexibility correlates with patient-reported outcomes independent of clinical or sociodemographic characteristics.

Nicholas J Hulbert-Williams, Lesley Storey

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Nicholas J Hulbert-WilliamsChester Research Unit for the Psychology of Health (CRUPH), Department of Psychology, University of Chester, Chester, UK. n.hulbertwilliams@chester.ac.uk.
Lesley StoreySchool of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

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purposeThe evidence for the effectiveness of psychological interventions for cancer patients is currently unclear. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which increases individual's levels of psychological flexibility, may be more effective than other frameworks of psychological intervention, but good quality research is needed to inform adoption and implementation. This study explored the correlation between psychological flexibility and patient-reported outcomes to assess the viability of this intervention for cancer survivors.

methodsRecruitment was coordinated through a regional cancer centre. One hundred twenty-nine respondents completed a cross-sectional postal questionnaire. They were of mixed gender, diagnosis and cancer stage; a mean 61 years old; and a mean 207 days post-diagnosis. Self-report questionnaires assessed psychological flexibility, mood, anxiety, depression, stress, quality of life and benefit finding.

resultsPsychological flexibility was a strong and consistent correlate of outcome; effects were maintained even when potentially confounding clinical and sociodemographic characteristics were controlled.

conclusionsPsychological flexibility can be modified through ACT-based interventions. Given the strong correlational evidence found in this study, it seems that such interventions might be useful for cancer survivors. High-quality and well-designed controlled trials are now needed to establish effectiveness.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresAcceptance and Commitment TherapyAdultAffectAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsQuality of LifeStress, PsychologicalAcceptanceCancerDistressInterventionOncologyQuality of life

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