ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019
Effectiveness of peer support on health-related quality of life in recently diagnosed breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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- A systematic review of peer support interventions to improve psychosocial functioning among cancer survivors: can findings be translated to survivors with a rare cancer living rurally?Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Pooled it
- How effective is peer-to-peer support in cancer patients and survivors? A systematic review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Pooled it
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- Peer Mentors for People with Advanced Cancer: Lessons Learnt from Recruiting and Training Peer Mentors for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Trial
- Quality of life outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of patient navigation in Latina breast cancer survivors.Cancer medicine · 2020Trial
- Meta-analysis of the effect of sexual health nursing interventions on improving post-treatment sexual dysfunction and partner relationship satisfaction in breast cancer patients.Sexual medicine · 2026Review
- Development of an expert patient program for improving self-efficacy in surgical patients with advanced gastric cancer in China: a COREQ-guided qualitative expert panel discussion study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Genetic education and peer support among Ashkenazi Jewish women in the United States at risk for and surviving with breast cancer.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Peer2Me - impact of peer support on self-efficacy in young adult cancer survivors (YA-CS): findings from a comprehensive cohort design.BMC cancer · 2025Observational
- Peer support programming among women at-risk for or surviving breast cancer: Facilitators and barriers to community-based patient navigation.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
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- A qualitative exploration of Chinese rural older adults' adaption experience to disability in Henan Province.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Quantifying Societal Burden of Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Events in Breast Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Using the Delphi Method to Elucidate Patient and Caregiver Experiences of Cancer Care.Journal of patient experience · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Interventions for Women with aCancers · 2021Article
- French-language adaptation of the 16D and 17D Quality of Life measures and score description in two Canadian pediatric samples.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- The Impact of Socioeconomic Determinants on the Quality of Life of Moroccan Breast Cancer Survivors Diagnosed Two Years Earlier at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2021Article
- Leveraging digital technology for social connectedness among adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
purposeBreast cancer is the most common cancer of Finnish women. Peer support could be a way to help breast cancer patients to deal with the disease but studies on its effectiveness have produced conflicting results. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to study the effectiveness of peer support on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of breast cancer patients.
methodsPatients with recently diagnosed breast cancer at the Helsinki University Hospital were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 130) or control (n = 130) groups. The intervention group patients received peer support via telephone one to five times according to their preference. The control group received usual care only. HRQoL was assessed with generic (15D) and disease-specific (EORTC QLQ-30 and its breast cancer specific module BR23) instruments at baseline and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up points.
resultsThe mean (SD) age of the patients was 60.0 (10.5) years and their baseline mean 15D score 0.922 (0.066). At baseline, the intervention and control groups did not differ from each other. During follow-up, the 15D score deteriorated statistically significantly (p < 0.001) and clinically importantly in both groups but slightly less in the intervention group although the difference was not significant. Regarding individual 15D dimensions, the EORTC-QLQ30, or its breast-specific module, peer support did not show any consistent advantage compared to usual care.
conclusionPeer support had no clear effect on the HRQoL of breast cancer patients.
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