作者: Barbara L. Andersen , William B. Farrar , Deanna Golden-Kreutz , Charles F. Emery , Ronald Glaser
DOI: 10.1016/J.BBI.2007.03.005
关键词: Physical therapy 、 Quality of life (healthcare) 、 Psychological intervention 、 Intervention (counseling) 、 Clinical psychology 、 Randomized controlled trial 、 Breast cancer 、 Medicine 、 Distress 、 Clinical trial 、 Performance status
摘要: Abstract Purpose. Psychological interventions are efficacious in reducing emotional distress for cancer patients. However, it is not clear whether psychological improvements are, turn, related to improved health. A clinical trial tests a intervention patients can do so, and also two routes achieve better health: (a) patients’ Emotional Distress, and/or (b) enhancing their functional immunity. Methods. Post-surgery, 227 breast were randomized or assessment only Study Arms. Conducted small groups, sessions offered weekly 4 months followed by monthly 8 months. Measures included (distress), biological (immune), health outcomes (performance status evaluations of patient’s symptomatology, including toxicity from treatment, lab values) collected at baseline, months, 12 Results. path model revealed that participation directly (p