ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
PREPARE: PreoPerative Anxiety REduction. One-Year Feasibility RCT on a Brief Psychological Intervention for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Prior to Major Surgery.
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PREPARE: Valutazione di un Intervento Psicologico Pre-operatorio in Pazienti Che Saranno Sottoposti a Chirurgia Del Pancreas
Prehabilitation to Improve Heart Rate Variability In Surgical Cancer Patients: a randoMized controllEd Trial
Effects of Mobile-based Mindfulness Intervention to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prehabilitation including psychological interventions reduces overall postoperative complications following cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Meditation for perioperative pain and anxiety: A systematic review.Brain and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Association between preoperative anxiety and postoperative delirium in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of prehabilitation interventions on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients: A systematic review.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Pre-admission interventions (prehabilitation) to improve outcome after major elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of perioperative neck stretching exercises on post-thyroidectomy neck discomfort, voice, and quality of life: a randomized controlled trial.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Combined With BrainLink Intelligent Biofeedback Instrument on Pancreatic Cancer Patients Under Chemotherapy.Brain and behavior · 2024Trial
- [Position paper on prehabilitation in Germany].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Exploring Patient Perspectives, Engagement, and Output Quality in Doctor-Supervised Use of Artificial Intelligence During Informed Consent Consultation With ChatGPT and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): Quantitative Exploratory Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Supportive Care Needs and Related Interventions in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and Their Informal Caregivers: A Scoping Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2025Article
- Psychological capital and death anxiety in pancreatic cancer patients: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prehabilitation approaches for gastrointestinal cancer surgery: a narrative review.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024Review
- Preoperative Anxiety in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: What Contributes to Anxiety Levels in Patients Waiting for Surgical Intervention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- [Perioperative anxiety and fear of death].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of a short-term multimodal prehabilitation program in adult patients awaiting selective cardiac surgery: study protocol for an open-label, pilot, randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Bioethics in an oncological surgery unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Verona experience.Updates in surgery · 2022Article
- Construction and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Postoperative Urinary Retention in Lung Cancer Patients.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- The Effect of Pre-operative Psychological Interventions on Psychological, Physiological, and Immunological Indices in Oncology Patients: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Targets for Intervention? Preoperative Predictors of Postoperative Ileus After Colorectal Surgery in an Enhanced Recovery Protocol.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
- Behavioral Medicine in Cholangiocarcinoma: Bridging the Gap Between Biology and Behavior.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
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Abstract
introductionThe aim of the present paper is to establish feasibility and required power of a one-session psychological intervention devoted to increasing patient's self-efficacy and awareness in dealing with anxiety symptoms before major pancreatic cancer surgery.
methodsParallel assignment RCT. All consenting patients listed for pancreatic major surgery during day-hospital visits (T0) between June 2017-June 2018 were assigned randomly in blocks of ten to a psychological intervention vs usual care group to be held the day before surgery (T1). The psychological intervention provided the patient the opportunity to increase self-efficacy in dealing with anxiety by talking with a psychologist about personal concerns and learning mindfulness based techniques to cope with anxiety.
results400 patients were randomized into the experimental vs. usual care group. 49 and 65, respectively, completed baseline and post-intervention measures. The dropout rate between day-hospital (T0) and pre-surgery intervention (T1) was high (74.5%) due to several management and organization pitfalls. The main outcome, perceived self-efficacy in managing anxiety, showed a significant increase in the intervention group compared to the control group (
conclusionBeneath the complexity in retaining patients along their trajectory in pancreatic surgery department, when they had the opportunity to follow a brief psychological intervention, most of them adhered, showing a significant reduction in preoperative emotional distress and less emotional pain perception after surgery. Even if results need caution because of the high attrition rate, we can infer that our psychological intervention has the potential to be proposed in surgical setting, being short, easy to learn and applicable to a wide range of patients. CLINICAL
trial registrationThe trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT03408002). The full protocol is available from the last author.
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