Journal
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 199-218Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2014.1002659
Keywords
survivorship; occupational therapy; rehabilitation
Categories
Funding
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation [70804]
- National Cancer Institute [R21 CA140849-01]
- Mentored Research Scholar Grant in Applied and Clinical Research from the American Cancer Society [MRSG-12-113-01-CPPB]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The purpose of this research was to develop and pilot test an intervention to optimize functional recovery for breast cancer survivors. Over two studies, 31 women enrolled in a goal-setting program via telephone. All eligible women enrolled (37% of those screened) and 66% completed all study activities. Completers were highly satisfied with the intervention, using it to address, on average, four different challenging activities. The longitudinal analysis showed a main effect of time for overall quality of life (F(5, 43.1) = 5.1, p = 0.001) and improvements in active coping (F (3, 31.7) = 4.9, p = 0.007), planning (F (3, 36.0) = 4.1, p = 0.01), reframing (F (3, 29.3) = 8.5, p < 0.001), and decreases in self-blame (F (3,31.6) = 4.3, p = 0.01). The intervention is feasible and warrants further study to determine its efficacy in fostering recovery and maximizing activity engagement after cancer treatment.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available