Group Interventions for Patients with Cancer and HIV Disease: Part III. Moderating Variables and Mechanisms of Action

Abstract

Growing evidence supports the value of group interventions for individuals who are at risk for or have developed cancer or HIV disease. However, information is more limited concerning how these services can be delivered in an optimal manner, and what processes contribute to their benefits. Parts I and II of this review examined the efficacy of different interventions for individuals at different phases of illness, ranging from primary prevention to late-stage disease, in both psychosocial and biological domains. The current paper examines some of the factors other than phase of illness that might influence group treatment effects (e.g., intervention parameters, participant characteristics), and explores mechanisms of action.

Superiority of group counseling to individual coaching for parents of children with learning disabilities

“…This is not surprising considering the wealth of literature on its importance (Bordin, 1980;Burlingame et al, 2004;Greenberg & Paivio, 1997;Orth-Gomèr, 2009;Sherman et al, 2004;Yalom & Leszcz, 2005), considering it ''the common factor'' in therapy (Greenberg & Pinsof, 1987;Horvath, 2005). Interestingly, in group counseling, the correlation between bonding with the therapist and with group members is very high (over .70), making it one factor.…”

The effect of group cohesion on rehabilitation outcome in cancer survivors

“…To date, the impact of group cohesion on the effectiveness of group-based physical exercise interventions for cancer survivors has not been explored [30]. The present study is part of a randomised controlled trial that evaluates the effect of groupbased rehabilitation among cancer survivors.…”

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral and Supportive-Expressive Group Therapy for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A Review of the Literature

“…However, no literature review has summarized the published effects of group treatments for this population. Investigators authoring a recent series of literature reviews detailed considerable knowledge on group treatments for people with cancer and HIV disease (Sherman et al, 2004a(Sherman et al, , 2004b(Sherman et al, , 2004c. However, the reviews of Sherman et al covered a broad area regarding disease, patients, and treatments.…”