Randomized psychosocial interventions for breast cancer: impact on life purpose.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study sought to identify mediators underlying the effects of an education and a peer support intervention for women with breast cancer and to determine if the efficacy of a peer support intervention is moderated by cancer severity.

Methods

Participants included 180 patients with early stage (I or II) and 65 patients with late stage (IV) breast cancer. The study was originally planned as a 2 (early stage, late stage) × 3 (education intervention, peer support intervention, control condition) design; however, the education condition for the late stage cancer group was dropped, because of slow recruitment. Participants completed measures of well-being prior to being randomized (Time 1), then again 2 weeks after the group meetings ended (Time 2), and 6 month

SUBMITTER: Mens MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4945105 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature