OBJECTIVES: In the following study we investigate which patients gained most by attending 10 psychoeducational lessons on cancer-related topics. METHODS: A total of N=294 cancer patients participated in the prospective study and were assigned either to the intervention group (IG; N=160) or to the control group (CG; N=134). Psychometric data was collected at the beginning of the course (t0) as well as two (t1) and four months later (t2) RESULTS: We found a significant decrease in anxiety after two months in the intervention group. The intervention group also was significantly more satisfied with care after two and four months. Particularly the patients with a higher education level and patients suffering from malignancies with a more protracted course such as lymphoma or colon cancer improved by attending the lessons. Breast cancer and female sex turned out to be predictors for the search for information. CONCLUSION: Ten sessions of psychoeducation in the context of interdisciplinary cancer therapy can be an effective intervention at moderate cost.
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OBJECTIVES: In the following study we investigate which patients gained most by attending 10 psychoeducational lessons on cancer-related topics. METHODS: A total of N=294 cancerpatients participated in the prospective study and were assigned either to the intervention group (IG; N=160) or to the control group (CG; N=134). Psychometric data was collected at the beginning of the course (t0) as well as two (t1) and four months later (t2) RESULTS: We found a significant decrease in anxiety after two months in the intervention group. The intervention group also was significantly more satisfied with care after two and four months. Particularly the patients with a higher education level and patients suffering from malignancies with a more protracted course such as lymphoma or colon cancer improved by attending the lessons. Breast cancer and female sex turned out to be predictors for the search for information. CONCLUSION: Ten sessions of psychoeducation in the context of interdisciplinary cancer therapy can be an effective intervention at moderate cost.
Authors: A Dinkel; P Berg; C Pirker; H Geinitz; S Sehlen; M Emrich; B Marten-Mittag; G Henrich; K Book; P Herschbach Journal: Br J Cancer Date: 2010-10-26 Impact factor: 7.640
Authors: Anne Grimm; Barbara Voigt; Petra Georgiewa; Thomas Fydrich; Dieter Kleiber; Burghard F Klapp; Martina Rauchfuß Journal: Breast Care (Basel) Date: 2009-10-01 Impact factor: 2.860