scholarly journals Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients - a Feasibility Study of an 8 Week Intervention for Tumor Associated Fatigue Treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1063-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Eichler ◽  
Multhaupt Pia ◽  
Multhaupt Sibylle ◽  
Axel Sauerwald ◽  
Wolff Friedrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

scholarly journals The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Depression and Anxiety and Improve Quality of Life Among Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 153473541982957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoyao Sun ◽  
Hualei Huang ◽  
Shengjun Ji ◽  
Xiaochen Chen ◽  
Yongqing Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Early Stage Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients

Purpose: Positive results have appeared among nonmetastatic breast cancer patients with the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). However, earlier stage patient results have been mixed. This novelty of this study was the focus on stage I and II breast cancer patients. The objective of the current study was to conduct a meta-analysis of psychosocial functions in early-stage breast cancer survivors to determine its efficacy. Methods: A search of Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, and PubMed yielded 3237 abstracts, which were independently evaluated by research pairs. Meta-analysis was conducted on 8 studies that included a total of 1053 patients. Psychosocial functions were categorized according to 3 domains: (1) anxiety, (2) depression, and (3) quality of life. Results: Improvement in anxiety was observed in patients treated with CBT relative to controls without CBT ( P = .04). Depression and quality of life improvement was not observed in the CBT group within or after 4 months of treatment ( P > .05). Conclusions: The results indicated that observed improvements in anxiety in patients with early-stage breast cancer were moderate. The effectiveness of CBT for the improvement of patient outcomes could not be determined, given the methodological and clinical shortcomings of the included trials.

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