Effects of digital psychological interventions on physical symptoms in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Behavioral activation and mindfulness in the pain experience of women with breast cancer

“…This study contributes to evidence-based psychology in the field of online psycho-oncology, highlighting the benefits that remote psychological interventions can currently generate. It is important to consider this modality with the characteristics of this study's participants, and thus being able to provide innovative interventions that adapt to the needs of the cancer-affected population [24][25][26][27] .…”

“…Both interventions have an elaborate program that can be applied in the face-to-face and remote modalities [19][20][21] , which is why they turn out to be relevant interventions that adapt to current innovation needs in the practice of clinical psychology, since in the last decade, telemedicine has enabled a timely response for the application of interdisciplinary treatments that are essential to the care of cancer patients 22,23 . Remote psychological interventions in this population have reported positive effects on factors of the experience of cancer pain such as an improvement of the environment and personal relationships, acceptance, adaptation, autonomy increase, decision making, decrease in comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, distress, fatigue, and increase in activities that require movement and sleep improvement [24][25][26][27] . Considering the relevance of interdisciplinary approach in the experience of cancer pain, it is necessary to carry out psychological interventions that incorporate the factors that make it up, consider the context in which persons find themselves and the opportunities offered by the changes that telemedicine practice has brought along.…”