Quality of Life of Women With Recurrent Breast Cancer and Their Family Members

Northouse, Laurel; Mood, Darlene; Kershaw, Trace; Schafenacker, Ann; Mellon, Suzanne; Walker, Julie; Galvin, Elizabeth; Decker, Veronica

doi:10.1200/jco.2002.02.054

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“…Our results are different from those reported in other studies (Northouse et al, 2002;Von Ah et al, 2012). It is recommended that counselors and psychosocial support programs should also focus on the family history as a factor that could have an adverse impact on the quality of life scores.…”

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Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan

Abu-Helalah¹,

Al-Hanaqta²,

Alshraideh³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan

Abu-Helalah¹,

Al-Hanaqta²,

Alshraideh³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The few studies that have been conducted in patients with advanced-stage disease reported that CBIs show promise in affecting various aspects of patients' lives. CBIs using problem-solving skills have been shown to increase patient satisfaction with symptom control in women with recurrent and advanced breast cancer (Classen et al, 2001;Northouse et al, 2002). In addition, Bucher et al (2001) found that patients with advanced cancer in a nonrandomized clinical trial were able to improve their problem-solving ability after an educational session.…”

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A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Symptom Management in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Sherwood¹,

Given²,

Given³

et al. 2005

Oncology Nursing Forum

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Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral intervention in decreasing symptom severity in patients with advanced cancer undergoing chemotherapy.Design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial based on cognitive behavioral theory. Setting: Six urban cancer centers in the midwestern United States.Sample: 124 patients 21 years of age or older were recruited and randomized to receive conventional care or conventional care and an intervention. Participants were newly diagnosed with stage III, stage IV, or recurrent cancer (solid tumor or non-Hodgkin lymphoma), undergoing chemotherapy, cognitively intact, and able to read and speak English.Methods: Data were gathered via telephone interviews at baseline and 10 and 20 weeks after randomization. Nurses with experience in oncology delivered a five-contact, eight-week intervention aimed at teaching patients problem-solving techniques to affect symptom severity.

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“…The content of the intervention was designed around the FOCUS framework (Northouse et al, 2002). FOCUS stands for Family involvement, Optimistic attitude, Coping effectiveness, Uncertainty reduction and Symptom management.…”

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Meeting the support and information needs of women with advanced breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial

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Addressing psychosocial and quality of life needs is central to provision of excellent care for people with advanced cancer. This study tested a brief nurse-delivered intervention to address the needs of urban women with advanced breast cancer. This study was conducted at four large urban hospitals in Australia. One hundred and five women with advanced breast cancer were recruited and randomised to receive the intervention or usual care, then asked to complete the European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Quality of life Q-C30 version (2.0) (EORTC Q-C30) (version 2) and Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS) at 1 month and 3 months postrecruitment. No significant differences were detected between intervention and usual care groups in the SCNS or the EORTC Q-C30 subscale scores. However, when the groups were divided into high needs (score of above 50) and low baseline needs (score of 50 or below) for each SCNS subscale, a significant difference between intervention and usual care groups was found in the psychological/emotional subscale among women with high baseline needs. In conclusions, this study demonstrated that a faceto-face session and follow-up phone call with a breast care nurse significantly reduced the psychological and emotional needs of those with high initial needs. There was no evidence of the intervention influencing the quality of life; or perceived needs of women with low initial psychological/emotional needs or perceived needs in other domains. Possibly, the intervention was not sufficiently intense to achieve an effect. British Journal of Cancer (2006) Advanced breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in women from developed countries (Stewart and Kleihues, 2003). When a person has incurable disease, optimising quality of life and meeting the woman's psychosocial and information needs must be central to excellent care . Extending survival time with aggressive treatments without considering these issues may do more harm than good. It is critical to address the substantial psychosocial and informational needs of people with advanced cancer Aranda et al, 2005). This study reports a trial of a brief, structured, nurse-delivered intervention designed to meet the psychosocial, informational and self-care needs of women with advanced breast cancer. Previous research on psycho-educational interventions with people with cancerIn a systematic review (Newell et al, 2002) of psychological interventions for cancer patients, it was concluded that a range of interventions including group-based and individual therapies, informational and educational interventions, guided imagery and cognitive behavioural therapies showed promise for improving patient outcomes and warranted further rigorous research.Many studies involving psycho-educational interventions for women with breast cancer have demonstrated positive results; however, the majority of them were delivered by a trained psychologist or psychiatrist (Newell et al, 2002). Another recent systematic review of psychological group intervent...

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Quality of Life of Women With Recurrent Breast Cancer and Their Family Members

Cited by 343 publications

References 55 publications

Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan

Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors in Jordan

A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Symptom Management in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Meeting the support and information needs of women with advanced breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial

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