SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2018
Alleviation of Side Effects and Distress in Breast Cancer Patients by Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Distress and Its Determinants in 820 Consecutive Melanoma Patients.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Stress Management Interventions to Facilitate Psychological and Physiological Adaptation and Optimal Health Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors.Annual review of psychology · 2023Review
- Considerations for developing supportive care interventions for survivors of head and neck cancer: A qualitative study.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
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- Evaluation of the Pathways for Survivors Program to Address Breast Cancer Survivorship-Associated Distress: Survey Study.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
- Psychological predictors of chemotherapy-induced nausea in women with breast cancer: Expectancies and perceived susceptibility.European journal of cancer care · 2021Article
- A mixed-methods study of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitor symptom burden and quality of life among metastatic breast cancer patients and providers.Cancer medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence and severity of long-term physical, emotional, and cognitive fatigue across 15 different cancer entities.Cancer medicine · 2020Article
- The Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments in Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Effectiveness of therapy group in women with localized breast cancer.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP · 2019Article
- Advancing health psychology research in oncology: Biobehavioral models, stress pathways, and stress-management interventions for cancer patients.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Cognitive and behavioral interventions (CBI) have been used for breast cancer patients with various stages of the disease or undergoing different treatments. However, no quantitative review has summarized their efficacy on the side effects of treatment, distress, and quality of life in the acute treatment setting after diagnosis. This meta-analysis synthesizes data from 19 randomized clinical trials in order to: (a) provide an estimation of overall effect of CBI in breast cancer patients during treatment for breast cancer, i.e., neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatment; (b) provide average effect sizes on side effects of treatment, distress, and quality of life; and (c) test possible moderators of effect size. The results show that CBI yielded a small effect size overall, specifically on general side effects of treatment, nausea, vomiting, distress, and quality of life. Individual and behavioral interventions seem to elicit better results on distress and on general side effects of treatment, respectively. While more studies are needed with regard to specific side effects (i.e., fatigue, pain, and sleep disturbance), the overall results clearly support the use of CBI in breast cancer patients during treatment.
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