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Trial reportPsycho-oncology2017

A randomized pilot trial of a videoconference couples communication intervention for advanced GI cancer.

Laura S Porter, Francis J Keefe, Donald H Baucom, Maren Olsen, S Yousuf Zafar, Hope Uronis

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
15.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effects of marital self-disclosure on marital relationship and psychological outcome for cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  8. Couple-based communication intervention for head and neck cancer: a randomized pilot trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  11. Parenting a child with cancer: a couple-based approach.Translational behavioral medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura S PorterDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Francis J KeefeDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Donald H BaucomUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Maren OlsenDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
S Yousuf ZafarDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Hope UronisDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Duke Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Couple Communication in Cancer: A Multi-Method Examination - Renewal - 1R01CA201179 · NCI · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI Shelby Langer, LAURA S PORTER · 2016 to 2026
$7.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201179
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a couple-based communication intervention for advanced GI cancer delivered via videoconference.

methodsThirty-two couples were randomly assigned to either couples communication skills training (CCST) or an education comparison intervention, both delivered via videoconference. Participation was limited to couples who reported communication difficulties at screening. Patients and partners completed measures of relationship functioning and individual functioning at baseline and post-intervention.

resultsEighty-eight percent of randomized dyads completed all six sessions and reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. Between-group effect sizes suggested that the CCST intervention led to improvements in relationship satisfaction for patients and partners and to improvements in intimacy and communication for patients.

conclusionsA couples-based communication intervention delivered via videoconference is feasible and acceptable in the context of advanced cancer. Preliminary findings suggest that the intervention shows promise in contributing to enhanced relationship functioning. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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CommunicationVideoconferencingAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsSpousesTreatment Outcomecommunicationcouplesgastrointestinal cancerpsychosocial interventionvideoconference

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PMID28691761
PMCPMC9915334
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