Development and initial evaluation of a telephone-delivered, behavioral activation, and problem-solving treatment program to address functional goals of breast cancer survivors. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The purpose of this research was to develop and pilot test an intervention to optimize functional recovery for breast cancer survivors. Over two studies, 31 women enrolled in a goal-setting program via telephone. All eligible women enrolled (37% of those screened) and 66% completed all study activities. Completers were highly satisfied with the intervention, using it to address, on average, four different challenging activities. The longitudinal analysis showed a main effect of time for overall quality of life (F(5, 43.1) = 5.1, p = 0.001) and improvements in active coping (F (3, 31.7) = 4.9, p = 0.007), planning (F (3, 36.0) = 4.1, p = 0.01), reframing (F (3, 29.3) = 8.5, p < 0.001), and decreases in self-blame (F (3,31.6) = 4.3, p = 0.01). The intervention is feasible and warrants further study to determine its efficacy in fostering recovery and maximizing activity engagement after cancer treatment.

publication date

  • February 10, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Goals
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Survivors

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4409506

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84928826286

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s00520-011-1251-4

PubMed ID

  • 25668509

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 33

issue

  • 2