Impact of a Psycho-Educational Team in early Breast Cancer Patients’ Coping Strategies: The Venere Project

Andreis, Federica; Meriggi, Fausto; Codignola, Claudio; Frigoli, Ilaria; Prochilo, Tiziana; Mutti, Stefano; Huscher, Alessandra; Libertini, Michela; Biasi, Brunella Di; Abeni, Chiara; Ogliosi, Chiara; Noventa, Silvia; Rota, Luigina; Pedrali, Chiara; Zaniboni, Alberto

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“…Breast cancer is one of the most common tumors among women (Ferlay et al, 2015;Andreis et al, 2018). Standard intervention approach includes surgery, adjuvant therapies, chemotherapy, hormonotherapy, and radiotherapy (Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group, 2011;Serletti et al, 2011).…”

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The Efficacy of Psychological Intervention on Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis

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The experience of breast cancer and related treatments has notable effects on women's mental health. Among them, the subjective perception of the body or body image (BI) is altered. Such alterations deserve to be properly treated because they augment the risk for depression and mood disorders, and impair intimate relationships. A number of studies revealed that focused psychological interventions are effective in reducing BI issues related to breast cancer. However, findings are inconsistent regarding the dimension of such effects. This meta-analysis synthesizes and quantifies the efficacy of psychological interventions for BI in breast cancer patients and survivors. Additionally, since sexual functioning emerged as a relevant aspect in the BI distortions, we explored the efficacy of psychological interventions on sexual functioning related to BI in breast cancer patients and survivors. The literature search for relevant contributions was carried out in March 2020 through the following electronic databases: Scopus, PsycINFO, and ProQUEST. Only articles available in English and that featured psychological interventions for body image in breast cancer patients or survivors with controls were included. Seven articles with 17 dependent effect sizes were selected for this meta-analysis. Variables were grouped into: Body Image (six studies, nine dependent effect sizes) and Sexual Functioning Related to the Body Image in breast cancer patients and survivors (four studies, eight dependent effect sizes). The three-level meta-analysis showed a statistically significant effect for Body Image [g = 0.50; 95% CI (0.08; 0.93); p < 0.05] but no significant results for Sexual Functioning Related to Body Image [g = 0.33; 95% CI (−0.20; 0.85); p = 0.19]. These results suggest that psychological interventions are effective in reducing body image issues but not in reducing sexual functioning issues related to body image in breast cancer patients and survivors. Future review efforts may include gray literature and qualitative studies to better understand body image and sexual functioning issues in breast cancer patients. Also, high-quality studies are needed to inform future meta-analyses.

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The Efficacy of Psychological Intervention on Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…Quality was assessed on a scale from 0 to 5, with 5 denoting high quality (Table 7 ). Reasons for downgrading the quantitative study scores in the category of Design were mainly due to their limited information on intervention delivery and how such intervention was tailored to individual participants (Andreis et al., 2018 ; Foley et al., 2016 ). For the pilot trial of Foley et al.…”

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“…According to the synthesis from the quantitative data, benefits of information giving included leading to an improvement in levels of adjustment to cancer, such as increasing the “fighting spirit,” decreasing “helplessness/hopelessness,” “anxious preoccupation” and “fatalism” (Dastan & Buzlu, 2012 ; Foley et al., 2016 ); and improving the overall levels of depression (Andreis et al., 2018 )…”

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“…It has been testified that educational support can improve psychological well‐being and the overall levels of depression in the long run (Andreis et al., 2018 ; Sherman et al., 2012 ). However, according to Foley et al.…”

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“…It's very important for me to know" (Drageset et al, 2010, p. 152) Effects of information giving 1. Appropriate and timely information According to the synthesis from the quantitative data, benefits of information giving included leading to an improvement in levels of adjustment to cancer, such as increasing the "fighting spirit," decreasing "helplessness/hopelessness," "anxious preoccupation" and "fatalism" (Dastan & Buzlu, 2012;Foley et al, 2016); and improving the overall levels of depression (Andreis et al, 2018) Two themes from the qualitative data: being prepared, managing uncertainty (Drageset et al, 2010;Obeidat & Lally, 2014) 2. Conflicting/inadequate information Quotes: "I asked her [the gynecologist] about the signs of breast cancer and she told me that with breast cancer there should be an enlargement in the breast and a change in the breast tissues and color, the nipple becomes black and there should be discharges from the nipple.…”

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An exploration of the effects of information giving and information needs of women with newly diagnosed early‐stage breast cancer: A mixed‐method systematic review

2021

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Aim To review the information needs of women with newly diagnosed early‐stage breast cancer and the effects of information giving by measuring patient‐reported outcomes. Design A mixed‐method systematic review using PRISMA guidelines. Methods The major electronic nursing databases were searched from inception until 31 December 2019 using key terms. Included studies were assessed using the Crowes Critical Appraisal Tool. Results Four quantitative studies and two qualitative studies, comprising of 537 participants (age range from 25 to 98 years), were included for the ultimate qualitative synthesis of this review. There was high‐level evidence that demonstrated the prevalence of these groups of women's information needs and their improvement in fighting spirit and decrease in helplessness/hopelessness for information giving interventions; low‐level evidence of long‐term adjustment and well‐being improvement; and limited evidence indicating that inadequate information, including restricted information, too much information and conflicting information could cause some ramifications.

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Feasibility and acceptability of study methods and psychosocial interventions for body image among women diagnosed with breast cancer: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

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Baillot

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Psycho-Oncology

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ObjectiveThis systematic review aimed to summarize evidence for the feasibility and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for body image among women diagnosed with breast cancer and the study methods used to evaluate the interventions in question.MethodsArticles were identified via MEDLINE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, PsychINFO, and EMBASE. Inclusion criteria were: (1) peer‐reviewed publication in English from 2000 onward with accessible full‐text, (2) reported data on the feasibility and/or acceptability of psychosocial interventions and/or study methods, (3) included at least one measure of body image or reported a body‐related theme, and (4) sample comprised women diagnosed with breast cancer. All study designs were eligible. Two reviewers independently performed study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment.ResultsSixty‐two articles were included. Participants and comparator groups varied as did interventions. Feasibility and acceptability of the interventions and study methods were inconsistently operationalized and reported across studies. Evidence of feasibility and acceptability was heterogeneous within and across studies, though mostly positive.ConclusionPublished psychosocial interventions for body image and study methods are generally feasible and acceptable. Findings should be used to advance the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions designed to improve outcomes (body image or otherwise) for women diagnosed with breast cancer.Systematic review registrationThis review was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; ID: CRD42021269062, 11 September 2021).

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Impact of a Psycho-Educational Team in early Breast Cancer Patients’ Coping Strategies: The Venere Project

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The Efficacy of Psychological Intervention on Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis

The Efficacy of Psychological Intervention on Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis

An exploration of the effects of information giving and information needs of women with newly diagnosed early‐stage breast cancer: A mixed‐method systematic review

Feasibility and acceptability of study methods and psychosocial interventions for body image among women diagnosed with breast cancer: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

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