SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020
Effects of Internet-based psycho-educational interventions on mental health and quality of life among cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Dyadic effects of perceived burden and psychological distress on quality of life among Chinese advanced cancer patients and their caregivers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Breast Cancer Self-Management on Self-Efficacy: Nonrandomized Intervention Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- "Salud Mamaria", an internet-based psychoeducational program during the breast cancer diagnosis process: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- The prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and their associated factors among patients with cancer in Qatar: A cross-sectional study.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Foundations for a Personalized Psycho-Oncology: The State of the Art.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically review evidence regarding the benefits of Internet-based psycho-educational interventions among cancer patients.
methodsWe performed a systematic review with meta-analysis and qualitative evidence synthesis. Systematic searches for published studies in English or Chinese identified eligible randomized and clinical controlled trials. The following databases were searched: Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Proquest Digital Dissertations, Foreign Medical Retrieval System, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, China Wanfang Database, and Taiwanese Airiti Library. We also searched the gray literature and reviewed reference lists from relevant articles. Studies were scored for quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool.
resultsSeven eligible studies (1220 participants) were identified that used three intervention tools: website programs (n = 5), e-mail counseling (n = 1), and a single-session psycho-educational intervention (n = 1). The quality of all studies was moderate. The meta-analysis showed that Internet-based psycho-educational interventions had a significant effect on decreasing depression (standardized mean difference (SMD) - 0.58, 95% confidence interval (CI) (- 1.12, - 0.03), p = 0.04) and fatigue (mean difference (MD) - 9.83, 95% CI (- 14.63, - 5.03), p < 0.01). However, there was no evidence for effects on distress (SMD - 1.03, 95% CI (- 2.63, 0.57), p = 0.21) or quality of life (MD 1.10, 95% CI (- 4.42, 6.63), p = 0.70).
conclusionInternet-based psycho-educational interventions reduce fatigue and depression in cancer patients. More rigorous studies with larger samples and long-term follow-up are warranted to investigate the effects of these interventions on cancer patient quality of life and other psychosocial outcomes.
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