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Trial reportCancer medicine2024

Impacts and Pathways of Behavioral Activation on Psychological Distress Among Patients Diagnosed With Esophageal and Gastric Cancer in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Runze Huang, Anlong Li, Han Ge, Lijun Liu, Ling Cheng, Mingjun Zhang, Huaidong Cheng

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Trial report in Cancer medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06348940 (Effects of Behavioral Activation on Negative Emotions, Cancer-related Symptoms and Clinical Indicators in Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT06348940 naactive not recruitingnot on this map

Effects of Behavioral Activation on Negative Emotions, Cancer-related Symptoms and Clinical Indicators in Cancer Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorAnhui Medical UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled600ConditionsCancer PatientsArmsbehavioral activation
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Runze HuangDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-4883
Anlong LiDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Han GeAnhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Lijun LiuDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Ling ChengMedical Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Mingjun ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Huaidong ChengDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6422-1257

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of behavioral activation (BA), a novel psychological intervention, in ameliorating psychological distress and anxiety symptoms among patients diagnosed with esophageal and gastric cancer, as well as the mediating role of self-efficacy between BA and psychological distress.

methodsA total of 139 patients diagnosed with esophageal and gastric cancer were recruited in China from March 2023 to October 2023 and randomly assigned to either the BA plus care as usual group (BA+CAU group) or the care as usual group (CAU group). Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, including the Psychological Distress Thermometer (DT), Generalized anxiety disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and the activation subscale of Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS-A), were administered.

resultsGeneralized estimating equation analyses revealed that, compared to usual care alone, combining BA with usual care significantly ameliorated psychological distress, anxiety as well as improved self-efficacy and activation. The mediation analysis revealed that self-efficacy served as a mediator in the relationship between activation and psychological distress.

conclusionsBA primarily based on telephone or WeChat can not only directly ameliorates psychological distress and anxiety symptoms in patients with esophageal cancer and gastric cancer but also indirectly alleviates psychological distress by enhancing self-efficacy. The study also demonstrates the potential of BA in cancer patients, a skill that can be effectively acquired by primary care workers without specialized training and implemented more flexible.

trial registrationNCT06348940.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsSelf EfficacyStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedAnxietyChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychological DistressStress, PsychologicalSurveys and Questionnairesanxietybehavioral activationesophageal and gastric cancerpsychological distresspsychological mechanismsself‐efficacy

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