ArticlePsycho-oncology2020
Evaluation of a novel telemedicine-based intervention to manage body image disturbance in head and neck cancer survivors.
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- Predictors of survival among head and neck cancer patients after radiotherapy based on health-related quality of life indices and symptoms-specific outcomes: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of eHealth Interventions on Body Image of Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of a brief cognitive behavioral therapy for head and neck cancer survivors with body image distress: secondary outcomes from the BRIGHT pilot randomized clinical trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Trial
- Mechanism underlying a brief cognitive behavioral treatment for head and neck cancer survivors with body image distress.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of a Brief Tele-Cognitive Behavioral Treatment vs Attention Control for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors With Body Image Distress: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2023Trial
- Protocol for a multisite, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial comparing a brief tele-cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (BRIGHT) with attention control for the reduction of body image-related distress among head and neck cancer survivors.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Positive Body Image Program (Body Image Awareness Seminars) on the Positive and Negative Body Image of Individuals Living With Cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
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- Evaluation of Mobile Health Technology Interventions for the Postdischarge Management of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Efficacy of a Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Body Image Distress: Secondary Outcomes from the BRIGHT Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.Research square · 2023Article
- Optimizing Function and Appearance After Head and Neck Reconstruction: Measurement and Intervention.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2023Review
- Psychological Survivorship in Head and Neck Cancer.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2023Review
- Association Between Observer-Rated Disfigurement and Body Image-Related Distress Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- Influence of travel burden on tumor classification and survival of head and neck cancer patients.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 · 2021Article
- The Psychosocial Role of Body Image in the Quality of Life of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. What Does the Future Hold?-A Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Development and Evaluation of a Navigation-Based, Multilevel Intervention to Improve the Delivery of Timely, Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer.JCO oncology practice · 2021Article
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- Interventions to Improve Sexual Health in Women Living with and Surviving Cancer: Review and Recommendations.Cancers · 2021Review
- Association of Inventory to Measure and Assess imaGe Disturbance - Head and Neck Scores With Clinically Meaningful Body Image-Related Distress Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical impact of BRIGHT (Building a Renewed ImaGe after Head & neck cancer Treatment), a novel telemedicine-based cognitive-behavioral intervention to manage body image disturbance (BID) in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.
methodsHead and neck cancer survivors with BID were enrolled into a single-arm pilot trial. Participants completed study measures at baseline, 1- and 3-months post-BRIGHT to assess its acceptability and clinical impact. Participants completed semi-structured interviews to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of BRIGHT and refine the intervention.
resultsTen HNC survivors with BID were enrolled into the trial of tablet-based BRIGHT. BRIGHT was feasible, as judged by low dropout (n = 1), high session completion rates (100%; 45/45) and low rates of technical issues with the tablet-based delivery (11% minor; 0% major). Ninety percent of participants were highly likely to recommend BRIGHT, reflecting its acceptability. BRIGHT was associated with a 34.5% reduction in mean Body Image Scale scores at 1-month post-BRIGHT (mean difference from baseline = 4.56; 95% CI 1.55, 7.56), an effect that was durable at 3-months post-BRIGHT (mean decrease from baseline = 3.56; 95% CI 1.15-5.96). Program evaluation revealed high levels of satisfaction with BRIGHT, particularly the delivery platform. During the qualitative evaluation, participants highlighted that BRIGHT improved image-related coping behavior.
conclusionsBRIGHT is feasible, acceptable to HNC survivors, and has significant potential as a novel approach to manage BID in HNC survivors. Additional research is necessary to refine BRIGHT and evaluate its clinical efficacy and scalability.
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