Effect of Internet peer-support groups on psychosocial adjustment to cancer: a randomised study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a randomised study to investigate whether providing a self-guided Internet support group to cancer patients affected mood disturbance and adjustment to cancer.

Methods

Baseline and 1-, 6- and 12-month assessments were conducted from 2004 to 2006 at a national rehabilitation centre in Denmark. A total of 58 rehabilitation course weeks including 921 survivors of various cancers were randomly assigned to a control or an intervention group by cluster randomisation. The intervention was a lecture on the use of the Internet for support and information followed by participation in an Internet support group. Outcome measures included self-reported mood disturbance, adjustment to cancer and self-rated health. Differences in scores were compared between the con

SUBMITTER: Hoybye MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2865756 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature