Patient Preferences Regarding Cancer Group Psychotherapy Interventions: A View From the Inside

Group interventions for cancer patients have commanded notable interest among investigators, but utilization rates are low and little is known about the features that patients themselves deem most important. The authors examined the views of potential participants, among 425 patients with diverse ma...

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Published in:Psychosomatics (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2007-09, Vol.48 (5), p.426-432
Main Authors: Sherman, Allen C., Ph.D, Pennington, Jaymie, M.D, Latif, Umaira, M.Sc, Farley, Harriet, L.C.S.W, Arent, Lenore, L.C.S.W, Simonton, Stephanie, Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Choice Behavior
Demography
Depression - etiology
Depression - therapy
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Neoplasms - psychology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy, Group - methods
Somatoform disorders. Psychosomatics
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Summary:Group interventions for cancer patients have commanded notable interest among investigators, but utilization rates are low and little is known about the features that patients themselves deem most important. The authors examined the views of potential participants, among 425 patients with diverse malignancies. A large number (64.6%) expressed interest, although few had attended a group. Preferences were strongest for interventions convened during diagnostic or active treatment periods rather than later, and those focusing on medical education or health-promotion, rather than emotional support or coping. Most were amenable to drop-in formats and to heterogeneous membership. In subgroup analyses, preferences were associated with disease site and not strongly related to psychosocial or demographic predictors. Understanding patient preferences may be critical for successful program development and utilization.
ISSN:0033-3182
1545-7206
DOI:10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.426