| Autor: |
Ross, Lone, Thomsen, Birthe L., Karlsen, Randi V., Boesen, Ellen H., Johansen, Christoffer |
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Psycho-Oncology; Nov2005, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p949-961, 13p |
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Home visits by health care professionals may constitute a formalized social relationship in which cancer patients can be given emotional and informational support. We aimed at studying the effect of home visits on the well-being of colorectal cancer patients. A total of 249 Danish colorectal cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery were randomly assigned to a control group or to an intervention group. The intervention group received 10 home visits carried out by a project nurse or a medical doctor during the first 2 years after discharge. Participants were interviewed 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after discharge in order to assess well-being. Using a linear mixed model, we found no overall effect of the intervention on well-being. We recommend that future psychosocial intervention studies include baseline screening for distress and recommend testing the effect of shorter but intensive interventions carried out by trained therapists. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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