Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program among Department of Radiology faculty: a pilot randomized clinical trial

A Sood, V Sharma, DR Schroeder, B Gorman - Explore, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To test the efficacy of a Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART)
program for decreasing stress and anxiety and improving resilience and quality of life …

Trajectories of anxiety in oncology patients and family caregivers during and after radiation therapy

LB Dunn, BE Aouizerat, BA Cooper, M Dodd… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Anxiety is common in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) and in their
family caregivers (FCs). Little is known about individual differences in anxiety trajectories …

The influence of patient-centered communication during radiotherapy education sessions on post-consultation patient outcomes

S Dong, PN Butow, DSJ Costa, HM Dhillon… - Patient education and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To adapt an observational tool for assessing patient-centeredness of radiotherapy
consultations and to assess whether scores for this tool and an existing tool assessing …

Psychosocial encounters correlates with higher patient-reported functional quality of life in gynecological cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

P Fang, KS Tan, S Grover, MK McFadien, AB Troxel… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Our objective was to assess longitudinal health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
in patients treated with radiotherapy for gynecologic malignancy and assess the relationship …

The effects of psychosocial strategies on anxiety and depression of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer: A systematic review

CH Chien, KL Liu, HT Chien, HE Liu - International journal of nursing …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Psychosocial strategies are commonly used to alleviate anxiety and depression
in patients with prostate cancer. However, previous studies have shown inconsistent results …

A survey of cancer patients undergoing a radical course of radiotherapy, to establish levels of anxiety and depression

N Holmes, K Williamson - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2008 - cambridge.org
This research aims to establish the prevalence and aetiology of anxiety and depression in
cancer patients within their first 2 weeks of a radical course of radiotherapy. Depression …

Non-pharmacological nurse-led interventions to manage anxiety in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic literature review

D Zweers, E de Graaf, SCCM Teunissen - International journal of nursing …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Anxiety is a common symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Although
pharmacological and psychosocial interventions are recommended, it remains unclear …

Time, space and technology in radiotherapy departments: how do these factors impact on patients' experiences of radiotherapy?

S Merchant, M O'Connor… - European journal of cancer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Radiation therapists (RT s) plan and deliver radiotherapy treatment for patients diagnosed
with cancer. They need to communicate regularly with their patients and may have a role to …

Self-administered stress management training in patients undergoing radiotherapy

MM Krischer, P Xu, CD Meade… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose This study sought to continue research on psychosocial interventions for patients
being treated with radiation therapy across multiple centers and to replicate positive findings …

Nurse-led group consultation intervention reduces depressive symptoms in men with localised prostate cancer: a cluster randomised controlled trial

P Schofield, K Gough, K Lotfi-Jam, R Bergin, A Ugalde… - BMC cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer has many known and distressing
side effects. The efficacy of group interventions for reducing psychological morbidity is …