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ArticleJournal of cancer rehabilitation2022

DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND INTIMATE PARTNERS.

Caroline S Dorfman, Tamara J Somers, Rebecca A Shelby, Joseph G Winger, Michele L Patel, Gretchen Kimmick, Linda Craighead, Francis J Keefe

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Article in Journal of cancer rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 57% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Breast cancer survivors with pain: an examination of the relationships between body mass index, physical activity, and symptom burden.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline S DorfmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Tamara J SomersDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Rebecca A ShelbyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Joseph G WingerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Michele L PatelStanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Gretchen KimmickDivision of Medical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Linda CraigheadDepartment of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Francis J KeefeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Duke University Hospital · USDuke Medical Center · USDuke University · USEmory University · USStanford University · US

Funding

Behavioral Weight and Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Survivors and PartnersF32CA200091 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DORFMAN, CAROLINE · 2015 to 2017
$169k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA200091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeight gain is common for breast cancer survivors and associated with disease progression, recurrence, and mortality. Traditional behavioral programs fail to address symptoms (i.e., pain, fatigue, distress) experienced by breast cancer survivors that may interfere with weight loss and fail to capitalize on the concordance in weight-related health behaviors of couples. This study aimed to develop and examine the feasibility and acceptability of a behavioral weight and symptom management intervention for breast cancer survivors and their intimate partners. MATERIALS AND

methodsInterviews were conducted with N=14 couples with overweight/obesity to develop the intervention. Intervention feasibility and acceptability were examined through a single-arm pilot trial (N=12 couples). Patterns of change in intervention targets were examined for survivors and partners.

resultsThemes derived from interviews were used to develop the 12-session couple-based intervention, which included components from traditional behavioral weight management interventions, appetite awareness training, and cognitive and behavioral symptom management protocols. Couples also worked together to set goals, create plans for health behavior change, and adjust systemic and relationship barriers to weight loss. Examples were tailored to the experiences and symptom management needs of breast cancer survivors and partners. The intervention demonstrated feasibility (attrition: 8%; session completion: 88%) and acceptability (satisfaction). Survivors and partners experienced reductions in weight and improvements in physical activity, eating behaviors, emotional distress, and self-efficacy. Survivors evidenced improvements in fatigue and pain.

conclusionsA behavioral weight and symptom management intervention for breast cancer survivors and partners is feasible, acceptable, and is potentially efficacious.

Indexed as

ACCEPTABILITYBREAST CANCERCOUPLEFEASIBILITYSYMPTOM MANAGEMENTWEIGHT MANAGEMENT

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PMID35253020
PMCPMC8896729
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