Trial reportBMC women's health2016
Protocol for the psychotherapeutic group intervention for facilitating posttraumatic growth in nonmetastatic breast cancer patients.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Resilience Interventions Conducted in Western and Eastern Countries-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Group Intervention Program to Facilitate Post-Traumatic Growth and Reduce Stigma in HIV.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship between sense of coherence and subjective well-being among family caregivers of breast cancer patients: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Trait rumination in post-stress growth among Chinese college students: the chain mediating effect of distress disclosure and perceived social support.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of group problem-solving therapy on women's sexual function and satisfaction after mastectomy surgery.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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- The Effect of Cognitive-Emotional Training on Post-traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer in Middle East.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2019Article
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Facilitate Posttraumatic Growth: A Prospective Clinical Pilot Study on Ferry Disaster Survivors.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer can be perceived as a traumatic event with disturbing effects on psychological domains such as depression, anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In contrast, growing evidence has shown that posttraumatic growth can occur as a result of coping with breast cancer. Challenging the assumptive world, deliberate rumination, and emotional disclosure are recognized as strong predictors of posttraumatic growth. Group interventions may also increase social support, distress disclosure, and posttraumatic growth. The aim of this study is to evaluate how group-based interventions can facilitate posttraumatic growth and promote improved psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer. This article describes the study protocol and the applied research methods.
methodsTo measure the impact of a group-based intervention on posttraumatic growth, a multi-center randomized control trial was developed for Portuguese breast cancer patients. 205 women with nonmetastatic breast cancer (stages 1 to 3) were recruited for the study and were randomly assigned either to the experimental group, which participated in an 8-session group intervention, or to the control group. Psychosocial variables, which consisted of posttraumatic growth, illness perception, stressfulness of the event, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, core beliefs, rumination, social support, and distress disclosure were measured at three time points. The designated points in time for the assessments were baseline, 6 months post-intervention, and follow-up (12 months after baseline). DISCUSSION: This study is the first trial to assess the efficacy of a group-based intervention designed to facilitate posttraumatic growth following a breast cancer diagnosis. If proven to be effective, group-based intervention could be recommended as a complementary program to be included in hospital health-care and clinical practice.
trial registrationThe trial was registered on 28/10/2013 at the Current Controlled Trials ( ISRCTN02221709 ).
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