Randomized Trial of a Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Mobile Application for Anxiety in Patients with Incurable Cancer.

CONCLUSION: Both the tailored CBT app for anxiety and the health education program were associated with improvements in anxiety, mood, and QOL, but these outcomes did not differ between study groups. The CBT app was more beneficial than health education for patients with severe baseline anxiety.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: A cognitive-behavioral therapy mobile application tailored to treat anxiety in patients with advanced cancer helps improve access to evidence-based supportive care in a convenient, private, and timely manner.
PMID: 30683710 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Oncologist - January 25, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Greer JA, Jacobs J, Pensak N, MacDonald JJ, Fuh CX, Perez GK, Ward A, Tallen C, Muzikansky A, Traeger L, Penedo FJ, El-Jawahri A, Safren SA, Pirl WF, Temel JS Tags: Oncologist Source Type: research