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Title: | Fear of cancer recurrence in lymphoma survivors: A descriptive study. | Authors: | Bylund C.L.;Franco K.;Kissane D.W. ;Latella L.E.;Rogers M.;Leventhal H.;Parker P.A.;Horwitz S.;Matasar M.J.;Banerjee S.C. | Institution: | (Latella, Rogers, Parker, Bylund, Franco, Banerjee) Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States (Leventhal) Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States (Parker, Banerjee) Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States (Horwitz, Matasar) Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States (Horwitz, Matasar) Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States (Bylund) Department of Public Relations, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States (Kissane) Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care Research, University of Notre Dame Australia and St Vincent's Sydney, Sydney, Australia (Kissane) Cabrini Health and Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia | Issue Date: | 22-May-2020 | Copyright year: | 2020 | Publisher: | Routledge (E-mail: aabs@uw.edu) | Place of publication: | United States | Publication information: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 38 (3) (pp 251-271), 2020. Date of Publication: 03 May 2020. | Journal: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology | Abstract: | Objectives: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common experience among cancer survivors and often persists after the termination of cancer treatments. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate FCR in survivors of Hodgkin's and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, given a high rate of survivorship in this patient population. Research Approach: The parent study was a multi-site, cluster-randomized trial to assess a communication skills intervention: survivorship planning consultation (versus a time-attention control - wellness rehabilitation intervention) to promote transition to survivorship. Participants & Methodological Approach: 199 patients enrolled in the study and completed a survivorship (or control) consultation one-month after receiving the news of their survivorship status; 141 of those patients (n = 92 experimental arm, n = 49 control arm) completed an interview at their 6-month follow-up consultation. In the interview, participants described frequency of FCR, causes of FCR, coping mechanisms, and specific things oncologists said to reduce FCR. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized for analyzing participant responses. Finding(s): The majority (88%) of participants reported experiencing FCR, with a higher number of participants in the experimental arm significantly more likely to endorse FCR compared to the control group participants. The main causes of FCR were having medical appointments and concerns about potential relapse and secondary cancers. Participants endorsed utilizing self-sufficient coping mechanisms. As well, participants reported that oncologists most frequently cited specific cure rates of lymphoma to reduce patients' FCR. Interpretation & Implications for Psychosocial Providers: Communication skills training programs should emphasize FCR in survivorship consultations.Copyright © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. | DOI: | http://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1677840 | PubMed URL: | 31617830 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=31617830] | ISSN: | 0734-7332 | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/35374 | Type: | Article | Subjects: | aged cancer recurrence cancer survivor communication skill consultation coping behavior diffuse large B cell lymphoma Hodgkin disease oncologist patient care social support survivorship |
Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Qualitative study |
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