Trial reportRadiation oncology (London, England)2018
Effect of one comprehensive education course to lower anxiety and depression among Chinese breast cancer patients during the postoperative radiotherapy period - one randomized clinical trial.
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- Patient Education to Reduce Anxiety Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy Procedure: A Systematic Review of Interventional Studies.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual reality therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual Reality Tour to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety in an Operating Setting Before Anesthesia: Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
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- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Managing the Symptoms of Depression in Women with Breast Cancer: A Literature Review of Clinical Trials.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Application value of Neuman's nursing model in the perioperative period of radical mastectomy.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Using virtual reality to prepare patients for radiotherapy: A systematic review of interventional studies with educational sessions.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2023Review
- Impact of the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach and Psychoeducational Intervention in Breast Cancer Management: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Incremental patient care program decreases anxiety, reduces depression and improves the quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
- A Personalized Patient Teaching Session at the Time of Radiation Simulation May Improve Patient Satisfaction Scores.Advances in radiation oncologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the effectiveness of one education course to lower the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms among breast cancer (BC) patients during radiotherapy (RT).
methodsAll 290 one-sided BC patients were evenly randomized into intervention or control arm. "Intervention" patient was additionally provided with one three-hour course on psychological stresses and management skills. Changes of anxiety and depression score and their 3-level severity category ('normal', 'borderline' and 'abnormal' scored 0-7, 8-10 and 11-21, respectively) from HADS questionnaire over RT were evaluated by multivariable linear and ordinal logistic regressions.
resultsResponse rates were 94 and 100% by "intervention" and "control" arm, respectively. Means of score changes by "intervention" and "control" (n = 145) were + 0.59 (SD = 2.47) and + 0.11 (SD = 2.55) for anxiety and + 0.81 (SD = 2.81) and + 0.45 (SD = 2.77) for depression scores, respectively. 'Abnormal' anxiety and depression patients were 4.1 and 6.9% at baseline and 4.8 and 6.9% at end of RT at 'control' arm; those rates were 6.6 and 7.4%, and 8.8 and 10.3% at 'intervention' arm, respectively. Both changes on anxiety and depression measurements between two arms were all insignificant (p > 0.20).
conclusionsOne education course did not reduce the score and severity of anxiety and depression symptoms over RT period.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry #: ChiCTR-IIR-16008818 at www.chictr.org.cn .
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