A single session intervention (the Mini AFTERc) for fear of cancer recurrence : a feasibility study
Abstract
Key Points • Aim was to test a single-session, telephone delivered intervention to reduce FCR in breast cancer patients. • 16 female breast cancer patients received the 30-minute, Mini-Adjustment to the Fear, Threat and Expectation of Recurrence (Mini-AFTERc) intervention. • Intervention implementation was feasible with cancer nurse specialists and fidelity was high. • Participants showed a significant decrease in recurrence fears at follow-up (effect size = 0.8; P = 0.03). • Preliminary results suggest the Mini-AFTERc is effective in reducing recurrence fears in breast cancer survivors.
Citation
Davidson , J , Malloch , M & Humphris , G 2018 , ' A single session intervention (the Mini AFTERc) for fear of cancer recurrence : a feasibility study ' , Psycho-Oncology , vol. 27 , no. 11 , pp. 2668-2670 . https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4724
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Psycho-Oncology
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1057-9249Type
Journal article
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