390
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A Naturalistic Evaluation of Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer Patients in a Community Setting

, , , &
Pages 23-42 | Published online: 06 Jan 2010

REFERENCES

  • Aaronson , N. K. , Ahmedzai , S. , Bergman , B. , Bullinger , M. , Cull , A. Duez , N. J. 1993 . The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A quality-of-life instrument for use in international clinical trials in oncology . Journal of the National Cancer Institute , 85 : 365 – 376 .
  • Andersen , B. L. 2002 . Biobehavioral outcomes following psychological interventions for cancer patients . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 70 : 590 – 610 .
  • Andersen , B. L. , Farrar , W. B. , Golden-Kreutz , D. , Glaser , R. , Crespin , T. R. and Carson , W. E. 2007 . Distress reduction from a psychological intervention contributes to improved health for cancer patients . Brain, Behavior, and Immunity , 21 : 953 – 961 .
  • Andersen , B. L. , Farrar , W. B. , Golden-Kreutz , D. , Glaser , R. , Emery , C. F. Crespin , T. R. 2004 . Psychological, behavioral, and immune changes after a psychological intervention: A clinical trial . Journal of Clinical Oncology , 22 : 3570 – 3580 .
  • Antoni , M. H. , Lehman , J. M. , Kilbourn , K. M. , Boyers , A. E. , Culver , J. L. Alferi , S. M. 2001 . Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer . Health Psychology , 20 : 20 – 32 .
  • Bardwell , W. A. , Nataragan , L. , Dimsdale , J. E. , Rock , C. L. , Mortimer , J. E. Hollenbach , K. 2006 . Objective cancer-related variables are not associated with depressive symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancer . Journal of Clinical Oncology , 24 : 2420 – 2427 .
  • Bjelland , I. , Dahl , A. A. , Haug , T. T. and Neckelmann , D. 2002 . The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: An updated literature review . Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 52 : 69 – 77 .
  • Cameron , L. D. , Booth , R. J. , Schlatter , M. , Ziginskas , D. and Harman , J. E. 2006 . Changes in emotion regulation and psychological adjustment following use of a group psychosocial support program for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer . Psycho-Oncology , 16 : 171 – 180 .
  • Carver , C. S. and Antoni , M. H. 2004 . Finding benefit in breast cancer during the year after diagnosis predicts better adjustment 5 to 8 years after diagnosis . Health Psychology , 23 : 595 – 598 .
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Lance Armstrong Foundation . 2004 . A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies , Atlanta, GA : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
  • Coyne , J. C. , Lepore , S. J. and Palmer , S. C. 2006 . Efficacy of psychosocial interventions in cancer care: Evidence is weaker than it first looks . Annals of Behavior Medicine , 32 : 104 – 110 .
  • Draper , N. R. and Smith , H. 1998 . Applied regression analysis. , New York : John Wiley and Sons .
  • Emslie , C. , Whyte , F. , Campbell , A. , Mutrie , N. , Lee , L. , Ritchie , D. and Kearney , N. 2007 . ‘I wouldn't have been interested in just sitting round a table talking about cancer'; exploring the experiences of women with breast cancer in a group exercise trial . Health Education Research , 22 : 827 – 838 .
  • Filshie , F. and Rubens , C. N. J. 2006 . Complementary and alternative medicine . Anesthesiology Clinics of North America , 24 : 81 – 111 .
  • Fordyce , M. W. 1988 . A review of research on the happiness measures: A sixty second index of happiness and mental health . Social Indicators Research , 20 : 355 – 381 .
  • Galbao , D. A. and Newton , R. U. 2005 . Review of exercise intervention studies in cancer patients . Journal of Clinical Oncology , 23 : 899 – 909 .
  • Hann , D. , Winter , K. and Jacobsen , P. 1999 . Measurement of depressive symptoms in cancer patients: Evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) . Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 46 : 437 – 443 .
  • Helgeson , V. S. and Cohen , S. 1996 . Social support and adjustment to cancer: Reconciling descriptive, correlational, and intervention research . Health Psychology , 15 : 135 – 148 .
  • Helgeson , V. S. , Cohen , S. , Schulz , R. and Yasko , J. 1999 . Effects of education and peer discussion group interventions on 6-month adjustment to stage I and II breast cancer . Archives of General Psychiatry , 56 : 340 – 347 .
  • Helgeson , V. S. , Cohen , S. , Schulz , R. and Yasko , J. 2001 . Long-term effects of educational and peer discussion group interventions on adjustment to breast cancer . Health Psychology , 20 : 387 – 392 .
  • Herrmann , C. 1997 . International experiences with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–a review of validation data and clinical results . Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 42 : 17 – 41 .
  • Ingram , R. E. , Hayes , A. and Scott , W. 2000 . “ Empirically supported treatments: A critical analysis ” . In Handbook of psychological change , Edited by: Ingram , R. and Snyder , C. R. 40 – 60 . New York : Wiley .
  • Kart , C. S. and Ford , M. E. 2002 . Exploring the factorial structure of the EORTC QLQ-C30: Racial differences in measuring health-related quality of life in a sample of urban, older adults . Journal of Aging and Health , 14 : 399 – 421 .
  • Kissane , D. W. , Grabsch , B. , Clarke , D. M. , Smith , G. C. , Love , A. W. Bloch , S. 2007 . Supportive-expressive group therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer: Survival and psychosocial outcome from a randomized controlled trial . Psycho-Oncology , 16 : 277 – 286 .
  • Komblith , A. B. , Powell , M. , Regan , M. M. , Bennett , S. , Krasner , C. Moy , B. 2007 . Long-term psychosocial adjustment of older vs younger survivors of breast and endometrial cancer . Psycho-Oncology , 16 : 895 – 903 .
  • Kutner , M. H. , Nachtsheim , C. J. and Neter , J. 2003 . Applied linear regression models , New York : McGraw Hill/Irwin .
  • Lepore , S. J. and Coyne , J. C. 2006 . Psychological interventions for distress in cancer patients: A review of reviews . Annals of Behavior Medicine , 32 : 85 – 92 .
  • Lethborg , C. , Aranda , S. , Cox , S. and Kissane , D. 2007 . To what extent does meaning mediate adaptation to cancer? The relationship between physical suffering, meaning in life, and connection to others in adjustment to cancer . Palliative and Supportive Care , 5 : 377 – 388 .
  • Manne , S. L. , Rubin , S. , Edelson , M. , Rosenblum , N. , Bergman , C. Hernandez , E. 2007 . Coping and communication-enhancing intervention versus supportive counseling for women diagnosed with gynecological cancers . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 75 : 615 – 628 .
  • McLean , T. W. and Kemper , K. J. 2006 . Lifestyle, biomechanical, and bioenergetic complementary therapies in pediatric oncology . Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology , 4 : 187 – 193 .
  • Mermelstein , H. T. and Lesko , L. 1992 . Depression in patients with cancer . Psycho-Oncology , 1 : 199 – 125 .
  • Miles , P. and True , G. 2003 . Reiki—review of a biofield therapy history, theory, practice, and research . Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine , 9 : 62 – 72 .
  • Mutrie , N. , Campbell , A. M. , Whyte , F. , McConnachie , A. , Emslie , C. Lee , L. 2007 . Benefits of supervised group exercise programme for women being treated for early stage breast cancer: pragmatic randomised controlled trial . British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.) , 334 : 517
  • National Institutes of Health . 2000 . Translating behavioral science into action , NIH No. 00-4699 Rockville, MD : National Institutes of Health, NIMH National Advisory Mental Health Council .
  • Newell , S. A. , Sanson-Fisher , R. W. and Savolainen , N. J. 2002 . Systematic review of psychological therapies for cancer patients: Overview and recommendations for future research . Journal of the National Cancer Institute , 94 : 558 – 584 .
  • Olson , K. , Hanson , J. and Michaud , M. 2003 . A phase II trial of Reiki for the management of pain in advanced cancer patients . Journal of Pain and Symptom Management , 26 : 990 – 997 .
  • Osborn , R. L. , Demoncada , A. C. and Feuerstein , M. 2007 . Psychosocial interventions for depression, anxiety, and quality of life in cancer survivors: Meta-analyses . International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine , 36 : 13 – 34 .
  • Polinsky , M. L. 1994 . Functional status of long-term breast cancer survivors: Demonstrating chronicity . Health and Social Work , 19 : 165 – 173 .
  • Radloff , L. S. 1977 . The CES-D scale: A self-report depression scale for research in the general population . Applied Psychological Measurement , 1 : 385 – 401 .
  • Rehse , B. and Pukrop , R. 2003 . Effects of psychosocial interventions on quality of life in adult cancer patients: Meta-analysis of 37 published controlled outcome studies . Patient Education and Counseling , 50 : 179 – 186 .
  • Reed , G. M. , McLaughlin , C. J. and Newman , R. 2002 . American Psychological Association policy in context: The development and evaluation of guidelines for professional practice . American Psychologist , 57 : 1041 – 1047 .
  • Russell , N. C. , Sumler , S. , Beinhorn , C. M. and Frenkel , M. 2008 . Role of massage therapy in cancer care . Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine , 14 : 209 – 214 .
  • Sears , S. R. , Stanton , A. L. and Danoff-Burg , S. 2003 . The yellow brick road and the emerald city: Benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping, and posttraumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancer . Health Psychology , 22 : 487 – 497 .
  • Shadish , W. R. , Matt , G. E. , Navaro , A. M. and Phillips , G. 2000 . The effects of psychological therapies under clinically representative conditions: A meta-analysis . Psychological Bulletin , 126 : 512 – 529 .
  • Shapiro , J. P. , McCue , K. , Heyman , E. N. , Dey , T. and Haller , H. S. 2010 . Coping-related variables associated with individual differences in adjustment to cancer . Journal of Psychosocial Oncology , 28 : 1 – 22 .
  • Sheard , T. and Maguire , P. 1999 . The effect of psychological interventions on anxiety and depression in cancer patients: Results of two meta-analyses . British Journal of Cancer , 80 : 1170 – 1180 .
  • Snyder , C. R. , Harris , C. , Anderson , J. R. , Holleran , S. A. , Irving , L. M. Sigmon , S. T. 1991 . The will and the ways: Development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 60 : 570 – 585 .
  • Stanton , A. L. , Danoff-Burg , S. , Cameron , C. L. , Bishop , M. , Collins , C. A. Kirk , S. B. 2000 . Emotionally expressive coping predicts psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 68 : 875 – 882 .
  • Street , L. L. , Niederehe , G. and Lebowitz , B. D. 2000 . Toward greater public health relevance for psychotherapeutic intervention research: An NIMH workshop report . Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice , 7 : 127 – 137 .
  • Tartaro , J. , Roberts , J. , Nosarti , C. , Crayford , T. , Luecken , L. and David , A. 2005 . Who benefits? Distress, adjustment and benefit-finding among breast cancer survivors . Journal of Psychosocial Oncology , 23 : 45 – 64 .
  • Tatrow , K. and Montgomery , G. H. 2006 . Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for distress and pain in breast cancer patients: A meta-analysis . Journal of Behavioral Medicine , 29 : 17 – 27 .
  • Tsang , K. L. , Carlson , L. E. and Olson , K. 2007 . Pilot crossover trial of Reiki versus rest for treating cancer-related fatigue . Integrative Cancer Therapies , 6 : 25 – 35 .
  • Voogt , E. , Van Der Heide , L. , Van Leeuwen , A. F. , Visser , A. P. , Cleiren , M. P. H. D. Passchier , J. 2005 . Positive and negative affect after diagnosis of advanced cancer . Psycho-Oncology , 14 : 262 – 273 .
  • Wampold , B. E. , Mondin , G. W. , Moody , M. , Stich , F. , Benson , K. and Ahn , H. N. 1997 . A meta-analysis of outcome studies comparing bona fide psychotherapies: Empirically, “All must have prizes.” . Psychological Bulletin , 122 : 203 – 215 .
  • Watson , D. , Clark , L. A. and Tellegen , A. 1988 . Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 54 : 1063 – 1070 .
  • Zelenski , J. M. and Larsen , R. J. 1999 . Susceptibility to affect: A comparison of three personality taxonomies . Journal of Personality , 67 : 761 – 791 .
  • Zigmond , A. S. and Snaith , R. P. 1983 . The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale . Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia , 67 : 361 – 370 .
  • Zimmermann , T. , Heinrichs , N. and Baucom , D. H. 2007 . “Does one size fit all?” Moderators in psychosocial interventions for breast cancer patients: A meta-analysis . Annals of Behavioral Medicine , 34 : 225 – 239 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.