Abstract
Key Points
• Aim was to test a single-session, telephone delivered intervention to reduce FCR in breast cancer patients.
• 16 female breast cancer patients received the 30-minute, Mini-Adjustment to the Fear, Threat and Expectation of Recurrence (Mini-AFTERc) intervention.
• Intervention implementation was feasible with cancer nurse specialists and fidelity was high.
• Participants showed a significant decrease in recurrence fears at follow-up (effect size = 0.8; P = 0.03).
• Preliminary results suggest the Mini-AFTERc is effective in reducing recurrence fears in breast cancer survivors.
• Aim was to test a single-session, telephone delivered intervention to reduce FCR in breast cancer patients.
• 16 female breast cancer patients received the 30-minute, Mini-Adjustment to the Fear, Threat and Expectation of Recurrence (Mini-AFTERc) intervention.
• Intervention implementation was feasible with cancer nurse specialists and fidelity was high.
• Participants showed a significant decrease in recurrence fears at follow-up (effect size = 0.8; P = 0.03).
• Preliminary results suggest the Mini-AFTERc is effective in reducing recurrence fears in breast cancer survivors.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2668-2670 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Psycho-Oncology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 30 Apr 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2018 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Oncology
- Fears of recurrence
- Brief intervention
- Psychology
- Feasibility
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