Psychoeducational intervention for patients with primary breast cancer and patient satisfaction with information: an exploratory analysis

The components of psychoeducational interventions which are effective in reducing psychological distress are not well known. To examine whether increasing satisfaction with information provided by psychoeducational interventions is associated with reducing psychological distress. The subjects were c...

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Published in:Breast cancer research and treatment 2003-08, Vol.80 (3), p.331-338
Main Authors: OKAMURA, Hitoshi, FUKUI, Sakiko, NAGASAKA, Yuriko, KOIKE, Makiko, UCHITOMI, Yosuke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Cancer research
Cancer therapies
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Information Services
Intervention
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Stress, Psychological
Tumors
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Summary:The components of psychoeducational interventions which are effective in reducing psychological distress are not well known. To examine whether increasing satisfaction with information provided by psychoeducational interventions is associated with reducing psychological distress. The subjects were consecutively selected from breast cancer outpatients surgically treated at the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Japan. We conducted a 6-week psychoeducational intervention in 44 women with primary breast cancer. Satisfaction with information was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale, and a hierarchical regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between psychological distress and patient satisfaction with the information provided. Available data were obtained in 41 patients. At 6 months after intervention, increased satisfaction with information about breast cancer (p = 0.02) and methods for coping with cancer (p = 0.04) were significantly associated with lower total mood disturbance scores. The results suggest that offering appropriate medical and psychological information in psychoeducational interventions might increase patient satisfaction with information, resulting in lower psychological distress.
ISSN:0167-6806
1573-7217
DOI:10.1023/A:1024964009693