Trial reportPsycho-oncology2019
Recover your smile: Effects of a beauty care intervention on depressive symptoms, quality of life, and self-esteem in patients with early breast cancer.
Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of the appearance care on psychosocial outcomes for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
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- Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- A clinical trial of cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life with Cancer Patients during Chemotherapy (CPdC).BMC psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Recover your smile: Effects of a beauty care intervention on depressive symptoms, quality of life, and self-esteem in patients with early breast cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2019Trial
- Post-treatment adaptation experiences of women breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Association Between Body Image and Quality of Life of Women Who Underwent Breast Cancer Surgery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Beauty Therapy to Support Psychosocial Recovery from Oncological Care: A Qualitative Research on the Lived Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Effect of Makeup Use on Depressive Symptoms: An Open, Randomized and Controlled Trial.Dermatology and therapy · 2024Article
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- Clear Aligners and Smart Eye Tracking Technology as a New Communication Strategy between Ethical and Legal Issues.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Salon nail care with superficial self-disclosure vitalizes psychological state.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Correlation Between Quality of Life and Positive Psychological Resources in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Short-term effect of internet-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction on mental health, self-efficacy, and body image among women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Psychological Aspects to Consider in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.Current oncology reports · 2021Review
- Breast Cancer Survivorship, Quality of Life, and Late Toxicities.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
- A New Framework for Narcissism in Health Psychology and Psycho-Oncology.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveMedical cancer treatment is often accompanied by appearance-related side effects such as hair loss, skin irritation, and paleness, which can subsequently lead to psychosocial distress. Initial evidence suggests that beauty care interventions may reduce distress and improve quality of life (QoL), body image, and self-esteem immediately.
methodsWe investigated the effects of a brief beauty care intervention on self-reported symptoms of depression, quality of life, body image, and self-esteem in 39 female primary breast cancer patients with appearance-related treatment side effects. Patients were randomly assigned either to an immediate intervention group (IG) or to a wait-list control (WL). The intervention consisted of a single-session group makeup workshop, a photo shooting, and of receiving professionally edited portrait and upper-body photos.
resultsWhile groups did not differ regarding any measure at the pretreatment baseline assessment, IG patients reported less symptoms of depression, higher QoL, and higher self-esteem compared with baseline and compared with WL. Follow-up at 8 weeks indicated moderate stability of these improvements.
conclusionsIn contrast to previous research, results indicate beneficial short-term and midterm effects of beauty care on psychological outcomes in patients with early breast cancer. These results emphasize the utility of this type of brief, low-cost intervention in women undergoing medical cancer treatment in order to improve their well-being.
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