Can a brief psychological intervention prevent anxiety or depressive disorders in cancer patients? A randomised controlled trial

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 928-934

  Pitceathly, Carolyn ^a   Maguire, P ^a   Fletcher, I ^b   Parle, M ^c   Tomenson, B ^d   Creed, F ^d  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety or depressive disorder; Cancer patients; Psychological intervention; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65549088596     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn708     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Sellick SM, Crooks DL. Depression and cancer: An appraisal of the literature for prevalence, detection, and practice guideline development for psychological interventions. Psychooncology 1999; 8(4): 315-333.
2. Lehto US, Ojanen M, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P et al. Predictors of quality of life in newly diagnosed melanoma and breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2005; 16(5): 805-816.
3. Ahn SH, Park BW, Noh DY et al. Health-related quality of life in disease-free survivors of breast cancer with the general population. Ann Oncol 2007; 18(1): 173-182.
4. Grov EK, Dahl AA, Moum T et al. Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in caregivers of patients with cancer in late palliative phase. Ann Oncol 2005; 16(7): 1185-1191.
5. Storey DJ, Waters RA, Hibberd CJ et al. Clinically relevant fatigue in cancer outpatients: The Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study. Ann Oncol 2007; 18(11): 1861-1869.
6. Parle M, Jones B, Maguire P. Maladaptive coping and affective disorders among cancer patients. Psychol Med 1996; 26(4): 735-744.
7. Parle M. Exploring relationships between cancer, coping, and mental health. J Psychosoc Oncol 1996; 13(1-2): 1995-2050.
8. Greer S, Moorey S, Baruch JD et al. Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with cancer: A prospective randomised trial. BMJ 1992; 304(6828): 675-680.
9. Meyer TJ, Mark M. Effects of psychosocial interventions with adult cancer patients: A meta-analysis of randomized experiments. Health Psychol 1995; 14(2): 101-108.
10. Sheard T, Maguire P. The effect of psychological interventions on anxiety and depression in cancer patients: Results of two meta-analyses. Br J Cancer 1999; 80(11): 1770-1780.
11. Williams S, Dale J, Williams S, Dale J. The effectiveness of treatment for depression/depressive symptoms in adults with cancer: A systematic review. Br J Cancer 2006; 94(3): 372-390.
12. Newell SA, Sanson-Fisher RW, Savolainen NJ. Systematic review of psychological therapies for cancer patients: Overview and recommendations for future research. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002; 94(8): 558-584.
13. Akechi T, Okuyama T, Sugawara Y et al. Major depression, adjustment disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder in terminally ill cancer patients: Associated and predictive factors. J Clin Oncol 2004; 22(10): 1957-1965.
14. Cuijpers P, Smit F, Cuijpers P, Smit F. Subthreshold depression as a risk indicator for major depressive disorder: A systematic review of prospective studies. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2004; 109(5): 325-331.
15. Cuijpers P, Van Straten A, Smit F. Preventing the incidence of new cases of mental disorders: A meta-analytic review. J Nerv Ment Dis 2005; 193(2): 119-125.
16. Rose S, Bisson J, Wessely S et al. A systematic review of single-session psychological interventions ('debriefing) following trauma. Psychother Psychosom 2003; 72(4): 176-184.
17. Moorey S, Greer S, Bliss J, Law M. A comparison of adjuvant psychological therapy and supportive counselling in patients with cancer. Psychooncology 1998; 7(3): 218-228.
18. Nezu A, Nezu C, Felgoise S et al. Project genesis: Assessing the efficacy of problem-solving therapy for distressed adult cancer patients. J Consult Clin Psychol 2003; 71(6): 1036-1048.
19. Harrison J, Maguire P. Predictors of psychiatric morbidity in cancer patients. Br J Psychiatry 1994; 165(5): 593-598.
20. Spitzer RL, Williams JBW, Gibbson M, First M. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III (SCID). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Associaiton 1990.
21. Landis JR, Koch GG. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics 1977; 33(1): 159-174.
22. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1983; 67(6): 361-370.
23. Bottomley A. Depression in cancer patients: A literature review. Eur J Cancer Care 1998; 7(3): 181-191.
24. Keller M, Sommerfeldt S, Fischer C et al. Recognition of distress and psychiatric morbidity in cancer patients: A multi-method approach. Ann Oncol 2004; 15(8): 1243-1249.
25. Beck AT, Rush AJ, Shaw BF, Emery G. Cognitive Therapy of Depression: A Treatment Manual. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1978.
26. StataCorp. Stata Statistical Software: Release 9. College Station, TX: Statacorp LP 2005.
27. SPSS for Windows, Release 13.0.1. Chicago, IL: SPSS Inc 2005.
28. Everitt B, Dunn G. Applied Mulitvariate data analysis. Edward Arnold 1991.
29. Everitt B, Pickles A. Statistical Aspects of the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials. London: Imperial College Press 1999.
30. Rehse B, Pukrop R. Effects of psychosocial interventions on quality of life in adult cancer patients: Meta analysis of 37 published controlled outcome studies. Patient Educ Couns 2003; 50(2): 179-186.
31. Coyne JC, Kagee A. More may not be better in psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. Health Psychol 2001; 20(6): 458.
32. National Institute of Clinical Excellence. Guidance on Cancer Services Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer. 2004; http://www.nice.org.uk (December 2008, date last accessed).