Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychoeducation Program for Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

This study had an experimental pre-test post-test design with a control group. Ninety-nine patients were randomly allocated to an Internet-delivered cognitive program (n = 50) or psychoeducation control group (n = 49). Participants completed the questionnaires at three time points (pre-test, post-test, and 3-month follow-up). Twenty-seven participants completed the intervention. A significant interaction effect between groups and time was found for general fatigue [F(2, 28)  = 8.2,p <  0.001,ƞ2p = 0.25], reduced motivation [F(2, 28)  = 3.5,p <  0.05,ƞ2p = 0.12], distress [F(2, 28)  = 3.4,p <  0.05,ƞ2p = 0.12], and global health status [F(2, 28)  = 3.8,p <  0.05,ƞ2p = 0.13]. Both intervention programs showed reductions in the dimensions of fatigue and improvements in distress and dimensions of quality of life. Additional research on a larger sample size is needed to confirm the effects obtained in this study.
Source: Journal of Cancer Education - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research