A pilot study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy by telephone with cancer patients and their partners
| Autor: | Stewart B. Fleishman, David K. Payne, Enid Zuckerman, Jean M. Donnelly, Alice B. Kornblith, Clifford A. Hudis, Nicola Hamilton, Mary Jane Massie, George Raptis, Larry Norton, Jimmie C. Holland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Interpersonal communication medicine.disease law.invention Psychiatry and Mental health Breast cancer Oncology Randomized controlled trial law Family medicine medicine Interpersonal psychotherapy Grief business Psychiatry Psychosocial Patient education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-Oncology. 9:44-56 |
| ISSN: | 1099-1611 1057-9249 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(200001/02)9:1<44::aid-pon431>3.0.co;2-v |
| Popis: | A single-arm pilot study explored the feasibility of adapting in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) by telephone to reduce psychological distress and to enhance coping during cancer treatment. Therapy focuses on role transitions, interpersonal conflicts, and grief precipitated by cancer. Breast cancer patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy received weekly sessions with a psychologist throughout chemotherapy and for 1 month afterwards. Patients could invite one 'partner' to receive individual telephone IPT. Psychosocial functioning was assessed using standardized measures at study entry, after chemotherapy, and following telephone IPT. Accrual and participation supplied evidence of feasibility: 14 patients and 10 partners were recruited, 82.5% of those eligible. Patients had a mean of 16 sessions; partners had a mean of 11. Participants rated their satisfaction with the program between 'good' and 'excellent'. A test of the efficacy of telephone IPT requires a larger, randomized trial. In order to standardize the intervention, a treatment manual was developed. This study indicated the importance of outreach to family members as well as to cancer patients, intensive patient education about oncology treatment and the medical care setting, and psychosocial services that continue after cancer treatment has been completed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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