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Comparison of implementation strategies to influence adherence to the clinical pathway for screening, assessment and management of anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients (ADAPT CP): study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Health service change is difficult to achieve. One strategy to facilitate such change is the clinical pathway, a guide for clinicians containing a defined set of evidence-based interventions for a specific condition.
Phyllis Butow, Joanne Shaw, Heather L. Shepherd, Melanie Price, Lindy Masya, Brian Kelly, Nicole M. Rankin, Afaf Girgis, Thomas F. Hack, Philip Beale, Rosalie Viney, Haryana M. Dhillon, Joseph Coll, Patrick Kelly, Melanie Lovell, Peter Grimison, Tim Shaw, Tim Luckett, Jessica Cuddy, Fiona White, The ADAPT Program Group   +20 more
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Personalizing psychological care for chronic cancer-related fatigue: A case study on symptom dynamics.

Journal for Person-Oriented Research, 2021
Approximately 25% of cancer patients suffer from chronic cancer-related fatigue (CCRF), which is a complex, multifactorial condition. While there are evidence-based interventions, it remains unclear what treatment works best for the individual patient ...
Melanie P. J. Schellekens, Tom I. Bootsma, Rosalie A. M. van Woezik, Marije L. van der Lee   +3 more
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Indicators of distress in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients [PDF]

, 2015
Background. The diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of cancer can present individuals with a multitude of stressors at various points in that trajectory.
CHIRICO, ANDREA, D’Aiuto, Massimiliano, LUCIDI, Fabio, MALLIA, Luca, Merluzzi, Thomas V.   +4 more
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Cognitive functioning in a cohort of high-grade glioma patients

Radiology and Oncology, 2023
High grade gliomas are associated with cognitive problems. The aim of the study was to investigate cognitive functioning in a cohort of patients with high grade glioma, according to isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and methyl guanine methyl transferase ...
Skufca Smrdel Andreja Cirila, Podlesek Anja, Skoblar Vidmar Marija, Markovic Jana, Jereb Jana, Okorn Manja Kuzma, Smrdel Uros   +6 more
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Can Cancer Diagnosis Help in Quitting Tobacco? Barriers and Enablers to Tobacco Cessation Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients from a Tertiary Cancer Center in South india

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020
Background: Tobacco use contributes to almost 40% of the cancers in India. Considering the potential threat, many preventive measures have been instigated in the country.
Bincy Mathew, E. Vidhubala, Arvind Krishnamurthy, C. Sundaramoorthy   +3 more
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Behavioral activation therapy for depression and anxiety in cancer patients: a case series study

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2019
Background Behavioral activation therapy (BAT) directly addresses activities that individuals value most highly, and may be easily applicable to cancer patients. However, there is no established evidence of the use of BAT in this population.
Takatoshi Hirayama, Yuko Ogawa, Yuko Yanai, Shin-ichi Suzuki, Ken Shimizu   +4 more
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Existential distress in cancer: Alleviating suffering from fundamental loss and change [PDF]

, 2018
A severe life threatening illness can challenge fundamental expectations about security, interrelatedness with others, justness, controllability, certainty, and hope for a long and fruitful life.
Kissane, David, Vehling, Sigrun
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Acceptability and appropriateness of a clinical pathway for managing anxiety and depression in cancer patients: a mixed methods study of staff perspectives

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Clinical pathways (CPs) can improve health outcomes, but to be sustainable, must be deemed acceptable and appropriate by staff. A CP for screening and management of anxiety and depression in cancer patients (the ADAPT CP) was implemented in 12
Phyllis Butow, Heather L. Shepherd, Jessica Cuddy, Marnie Harris, Sharon He, Lindy Masya, Mona Faris, Nicole M. Rankin, Philip Beale, Afaf Girgis, Brian Kelly, Peter Grimison, The ADAPT Program Group, Joanne Shaw   +13 more
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Retinoblastoma: Identifying the Diagnostic Signs for Early Treatment [PDF]

, 2015
Retinoblastoma is a rare but significant cause of childhood eye cancer world-wide. The prognosis depends upon early diagnosis and treatment but also upon accurate classification of the tumours.
Barratt, K., Chinnery, H., Dyer, B., Noroozi, S., Thompson, S. B. N.   +4 more
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Childhood maltreatment, psychological resources, and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer. [PDF]

, 2017
Childhood maltreatment is associated with elevated risk for depression across the human lifespan. Identifying the pathways through which childhood maltreatment relates to depressive symptoms may elucidate intervention targets that have the potential to ...
Asher, Arash, Bower, Julienne E, Boyle, Chloe C, Crespi, Catherine M, Ganz, Patricia A, Irwin, Michael R, Kuhlman, Kate Ryan, Petersen, Laura   +7 more
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