Door annelies_verachtert op Di, 15/12/2015 - 00:00
Prostate cancer patients are at increased risk of depression yet there is no standard intervention to address this. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the efficacy of interventions in reducing depressive symptoms in men with prostate cancer.
Methods
Searches for studies were conducted in four databases and by hand. Randomized controlled trials of any intervention relative to control for depression in prostate cancer patients at any stage of their cancer treatment were included.
Door annelies_verachtert op Di, 15/12/2015 - 00:00
Using a large prospective cohort of women age 40 or younger diagnosed with breast cancer, we examined the relationship between perceived partner support and anxiety.
Door annelies_verachtert op Di, 01/12/2015 - 00:00
De zorg voor een oudere naaste legt een grote belasting op de mantelzorger. Als daar de diagnose kanker bij de naaste bijkomt kan dit de negatieve effecten op het psychosociaal en fysiek welzijn van de mantelzorger vergroten. Daarnaast is de zorg voor een oudere patiënt bijzonder complex omdat zowel patiënt als mantelzorger vaak ook nog last hebben van andere ziekten en/of functionele beperkingen.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of expressive writing intervention (EWI) for improving psychological and physical health in cancer patients and survivors.
Methods: We searched databases and existing reviews for randomized controlled studies published between 1986 and 2014 that evaluated the effects of EWI on psychological and physical health outcomes. We computed and combined effect sizes and examined the role of methodological characteristics.
Objective: Psychosocial concerns arise after a cancer diagnosis and during treatment requiring oncology clinicians to initiate discussions to identify distress. This study examined patient–clinician communication about psychosocial concerns and predictors of assessment and treatment/referral for distress.
Objective: To evaluate the mode of delivery of a stress management intervention, in a group or individual setting, on self-reported cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms. A secondary aim was to evaluate a stepped care approach.
Objective: Major depression adversely affects health communication, quality of life, and survival in patients with advanced cancer. Prior research provides limited insight into how patients with advanced cancer differ from the general population in risk for developing a major depressive episode (MDE). This study aims to determine whether advanced cancer poses distinct risks for initial and recurrent MDEs.
