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- Title
Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials.
- Authors
Dandan Chen; Weijia Sun; Na Liu; Jie Wang; Jingxia Zhao; Yue Zhang; Jinquan Liu; Wei Zhang
- Abstract
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is prevalent among people with cancer; therefore, it is important to determine whether interventions offered to this population are effective in alleviating FCR. This review summarizes randomized, controlled trials in the literature about the effect of psychosocial interventions on FCR in people with cancer. LITERATURE SEARCH: A systematic review of the literature was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. DATA EVALUATION: Extracted data included cancer type, number of participants, intervention type and duration, follow-ups, and primary and secondary outcomes. SYNTHESIS: 10 studies met inclusion criteria. Types of interventions included mindfulness-based therapy (n = 3), cognitive behavioral therapy (n = 4), psychoeducational interventions (n = 1), gratitude interventions (n = 1), and communication interventions (n = 1). IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Psychosocial interventions are beneficial for alleviating FCR and positively affect depression, anxiety, and quality of life in people with cancer.
- Subjects
CANCER patients; CANCER relapse; COGNITIVE therapy; FEAR; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SOCIAL support; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; TREATMENT effectiveness; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOEDUCATION
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2018, Vol 45, Issue 6, p703
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/18.ONF.703-712