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Group support for patients with metastatic cancer. A randomized outcome study.
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Objective evidence is provided that a supportive group intervention for patients with metastatic cancer results in psychological benefit and mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of this group intervention are explored.Abstract:
• The effects of weekly supportive group meetings for women with metastatic carcinoma of the breast were systematically evaluated in a one-year, randomized, prospective outcome study. The groups focused on the problems of terminal illness, including improving relationships with family, friends, and physicians and living as fully as possible in the face of death. We hypothesized that this intervention would lead to improved mood, coping strategies, and self-esteem among those in the treatment group. Eighty-six patients were tested at four-month intervals. The treatment group had significantly lower mooddisturbance scores on the Profile of Mood States scale, had fewer maladaptive coping responses, and were less phobic than the control group. This study provides objective evidence that a supportive group intervention for patients with metastatic cancer results in psychological benefit. Mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of this group intervention are explored.read more
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Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer: A randomized prospective trial
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Social support and physical health: the importance of belonging.
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Not all negative emotions are equal: the role of emotional expression in online support groups for women with breast cancer.
TL;DR: This work examined written expressed emotions by women participating in a common form of psychosocial support, Internet based bulletin boards (BBs) and showed that greater expression of anger was associated with higher quality of life and lower depression, while the expression of fear and anxiety wasassociated with lower quality ofLife and higher depression.
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Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer
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The efficacy of creative arts therapies to enhance emotional expression, spirituality, and psychological well-being of newly diagnosed Stage I and Stage II breast cancer patients: A preliminary study
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