Brief group interventions with breast cancer survivors
Completed
- Conditions
- Breast cancer survivorsCancerMalignant neoplasm of breast
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN75243042
- Lead Sponsor
- Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (Fundação ciência e tecnologia) (FCT) (Portugal)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
1. Over 18 years old
2. Received breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
3. Does not present currently signals of disease
Exclusion Criteria
1. Younger than 18 years old
2. Inability to participate in groups
3. Conflicts with other members of group
4. History of other psychiatric disorders prior to illness
5. Suicidal ideation
6. Dependence on psychoactive substances (such drugs and alcohol)
7. Organic brain disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability and feasibility will be measured: <br>1. Participant uptake of the intervention <br>2. Intervention session attendance <br>3. Rates of participant drop-out<br><br>Measured at pre-test, baseline, post-test: final intervention, 3 months follow-up and 6 months follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cancer Coping Questionnaire (CCQ)<br>2. Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CEC)<br>3. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)<br>4. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire with the Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ - C30 and BR -23)<br>5. Self-Concept Clinical Inventory (ICAC)<br>6. Life Orientation Test - Revised (LOT-R)<br>7. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)<br>8. Profile of Mood States (POMS)<br>9. Personal Growth subscale of the Scale of Psychological Well-Being (EBEP)<br>10. Sub-scale of Spirituality <br>11. Inventory of State - Trait anxiety (STAI)<br><br>Measured at baseline, after 8 weeks, 3 months and 6 months