Emotional processing during psychotherapy among women newly diagnosed with a gynecological cancer

Manne, Sharon L.; Virtue, Shannon Myers; Darabos, Katie; Ozga, Melissa; Heckman, Carolyn J.; Kissane, David W.; Rotter, David

doi:10.1017/s1478951516000845

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“…This study explored levels of emotional awareness during therapy sessions delivered to women who were newly diagnosed with gynecologic cancer. We expanded our prior work (Manne et al, 2017; Myers Virtue et al, 2015) by describing emotional awareness and its correspondence with emotional processing. The study had four key findings.…”

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“…This study is a secondary data analysis of baseline and psychotherapy data from a published, multisite RCT that evaluated the efficacy of two individual psychotherapy interventions: CCI and SC (clinicaltrials.gov # NCT01951807) (Manne et al, 2017). The control condition was a usual care arm.…”

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“…In the RCT, 1,147 women were approached to participate and 352 (30.7%) consented, completed a baseline survey, and were randomized. Further recruitment information is found in the publication (Manne et al, 2017). This substudy used baseline survey and psychotherapy session data from 246 RCT participants who were randomized to CCI ( n = 121) or SC ( n = 125).…”

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“…Agreement was acceptable ( κ mode = 0.813; κ peak = 0.784). Further detail on coding can be found in prior work (Manne et al, 2017).…”

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“…Our two prior studies used data from a previously published randomized clinical trial (RCT) (Manne, et al, 2017). In the first study, we characterized emotion episodes (EEs), which are indicators of emotional expression in psychotherapy (Myers Virtue et al, 2015) and the methods used to code and analyze in-session emotional processing (Greenberg & Korman, 1993; Korman, 1998).…”

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Levels of emotional awareness during psychotherapy among gynecologic cancer patients

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Psychotherapy and baseline data from a randomized controlled trial comparing a supportive counseling (SC) intervention and a cognitive-behavioral coping and communication (CCI) intervention were used. The sample was patients with gynecologic cancers randomized to either therapy (N = 246). Emotion episode transcripts from the first, middle, and sixth of seven in-person sessions were coded for emotional awareness using the Program for Open-Ended Scoring and emotional processing using the Experiencing Scale. Descriptive and regression analyses were conducted.ResultParticipants had moderate in-session emotional awareness. SC participants exhibited higher levels of awareness in the first (p < 0.001) and sixth (p = 0.002) sessions than CCI participants. Awareness was positively correlated with emotional processing in the first and sixth SC sessions (r = 0.25 and 0.24, respectively) and all CCI sessions (r = 0.29-0.31). Baseline negative emotion expression was associated with awareness during the sixth SC session. Baseline cancer-specific distress was associated with awareness during the sixth CCI session.Significance of resultsSC may facilitate emotional awareness. Greater emotional awareness in therapy may facilitate emotional processing, which is an important component of most psychotherapies. Patients who are psychologically distressed may exhibit more awareness than others. Similarly, greater emotional awareness may signal greater patient distress.

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“…Agreement was acceptable ( κ mode = 0.813; κ peak = 0.784). Further detail on coding can be found in prior work (Manne et al, 2017).…”

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Comparing the Mechanism of Change of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Emotion Efficacy Therapy in Improving Psychological Adjustment of Women with Breast Cancer: the Role of Cognitive and Emotional Flexibility, Illness Perception, and Valued Action

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An online and telehealth intervention for women diagnosed with gynecological cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Journey Ahead pilot and feasibility trial

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Virtue,

Kashy

et al. 2023

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research &Amp; Practice

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Background: Women diagnosed with gynecological cancer suffer from disease-related and treatment-related symptoms that can result in diminished quality of life and persistent distress. There are few evidence-based treatments to mitigate distress for these survivors. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of Journey Ahead, a blended online and telehealth coaching intervention adapted from the in-person Coping and Communication Intervention. Methods: Fourteen women diagnosed and treated for gynecological cancer completed a baseline survey and were enrolled in Journey Ahead, which consisted of eight online modules and five telehealth coaching calls, and then completed a follow-up survey and treatment evaluation. Results: Acceptance rates (27.5%) and follow-up survey completion (57.1%) were lower than expected. Eighty-six percent of participants logged into the online program, and 64.2% completed it. Eighty-three percent of participants completed four or five of the telehealth sessions, and 35.7% attended one session or did not attend any of the telehealth sessions. The results indicated that this intervention reduced depressive symptoms and cancer-related distress and increased emotional well-being, emotional expression, acceptance, psychological flexibility, and coping efficacy. Conclusions: The results highlight the challenges of recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of collecting detailed information from study participants about how to engage them in fully remote interventions. Overall, this single-arm pilot and feasibility study demonstrated satisfactory feasibility, excellent acceptability, and a promising preliminary impact on psychological outcomes.

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Emotional processing during psychotherapy among women newly diagnosed with a gynecological cancer

Abstract: Newly diagnosed gynecological cancer patients are able to attend to their emotions and personal experiences, particularly when discussing cancer-related issues during both short-term SC and prescriptive coping skills interventions.

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Levels of emotional awareness during psychotherapy among gynecologic cancer patients

Levels of emotional awareness during psychotherapy among gynecologic cancer patients

Comparing the Mechanism of Change of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Emotion Efficacy Therapy in Improving Psychological Adjustment of Women with Breast Cancer: the Role of Cognitive and Emotional Flexibility, Illness Perception, and Valued Action

An online and telehealth intervention for women diagnosed with gynecological cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Journey Ahead pilot and feasibility trial

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