"It doesn't end on the last day of treatment": A psychoeducational intervention for women after adjuvant treatment for early stage breast cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Lethborg, C. E.; Kissane, D. W. |
| Article Title: | "It doesn't end on the last day of treatment": A psychoeducational intervention for women after adjuvant treatment for early stage breast cancer |
| Abstract: | Living through early stage breast cancer is not simply about overcoming a short-term crisis. The lived experience of women at the completion of adjuvant treatment calls for a reconsideration of the timing and type of psychosocial interventions provided. A Post Adjuvant Treatment Support Program (PATS) was developed and piloted over a nine-month period with pleasing results. The program aims to mark the end of treatment and promotes active coping through sharing common experiences, normalizing responses to completion of treatment, encouraging consideration of the meaning of the experience, and facilitating the use of stress management and cognitively based coping skills. Innovative methods to encourage focused group discussion are being developed. The intervention addresses the specific and previously unmet needs of women at the end-of-treatment phase of early stage breast cancer. © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; cancer chemotherapy; cancer survival; clinical article; aged; cancer surgery; review; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer radiotherapy; antineoplastic agent; breast cancer; patient education; health program; psychoeducation; disease severity; experience; survivorship; tamoxifen; cognitive therapy; psychosocial care; stress; coping behavior; group therapy; human; female; group work; focus group |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0734-7332 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Date Published: | 2003-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 25 |
| End Page: | 41 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J077v21n03_02 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
