“Between Men”: A psychosocial rehabilitation programme for men with prostate cancer

Evidence for interventions to improve psychological outcomes in people with head and neck cancer: a systematic review of the literature

“…Only one study excluded patients because of alcohol or mental health problems [35]. Response rates were roughly comparable to studies of psychological interventions with other predominantly male cancer groups such as men with prostate cancer [46][47][48]. Rates of adherence were seldom reported, but levels of attrition on outcome measures were acceptable in most cases.…”

Eficacia de las intervenciones psicológicas en hombres con cáncer de próstata

“…Otros autores llegan a hablar de 5 tipos de intervenciones psicosociales en las que incluyen apoyo de grupo no dirigido por profesionales (71) . En la búsqueda bibliográfica se utiliza la expresión "intervenciones psicosociales" para dirigirse también a programas de rehabilitación física, intervenciones informativas, counselling... (76,77) . Son llevadas en sesiones presenciales, por teléfono, por Internet… dirigidas la mayoría por enfermeras y con resultados dudosos en cuanto a su eficacia (76,78,79) .…”

“…En la búsqueda bibliográfica se utiliza la expresión "intervenciones psicosociales" para dirigirse también a programas de rehabilitación física, intervenciones informativas, counselling... (76,77) . Son llevadas en sesiones presenciales, por teléfono, por Internet… dirigidas la mayoría por enfermeras y con resultados dudosos en cuanto a su eficacia (76,78,79) . En una revisión específica de esta población, se encontraron 9 estudios aleatorios y con grupo control entre los años 1970 y 2004 (74) .…”

Psychosocial Oncology Supports for Men

“…Within the broad domain of prostate cancer-specific interventions, PCSGs are typically open to men with this diagnosis, regardless of disease stage, length of illness, or treatment modality (Thaxton et al, 2005). In contrast, clinical trial research tends to focus on men at specific points in the illness trajectory, including men newly diagnosed (Berglund et al, 2007;Berry et al, 2012;Chambers et al, 2008;Collins et al, 2013;Flynn et al, 2004;Manne et al, 2011;Walsh Scura et al, 2004) and living posttreatment (Campbell et al, 2007;Giesler et al, 2005;Rosenberg et al, 2002;Traeger et al, 2013).…”

“…These interventions have focused on reducing men's distress or enhancing quality of life following a cancer diagnosis through individualized instruction or support from specialists or peers (Badger et al, 2011;Chambers et al, 2008;Chambers et al, 2012;Chambers et al, 2013;Giesler et al, 2005;Livingston et al, 2010;Weber et al, 2004), group education/ discussion (Boonzaier et al, 2009;Lepore et al, 2003;Traeger et al, 2013), expressive writing (Pauley et al, 2011;Rosenberg et al, 2002), and via multidisciplinary approaches integrating dietary, mood management, physical activity, and/ or social support activities (Adamsen et al, 2001;Ames et al, 2011;Berglund et al, 2007;Carmack Taylor et al, 2006;Daubenmier et al, 2006;Kronenwetter et al, 2005). Beyond broad efforts to enhance quality of life, interventions have been designed to bolster men's knowledge about their diagnosis and disease, treatment, and/or sideeffects (Flynn et al, 2004;Hack et al, 2007;Kim et al, 2002;Templeton & Coates, 2004), improve their adaption to cancer (Walsh Scura et al, 2004), facilitate treatment-related decision making (Davison et al, 2007), reduce decision-related distress (Berry et al, 2012;Steginga, Ferguson, Clutton, Gardiner, & Nicol, 2008), and enhance self-management skills and general capacities to support psychological health (Martin et al, 2013).…”