Psychological support for patients with cancer: evidence review and suggestions for future directions

NJ Hulbert-Williams, L Beatty… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Efficacious, timely and acceptable psychological interventions are a necessary component
of comprehensive cancer care. There is some way to go before the evidence conclusively …

Interventions to improve quality of life (QOL) and/or mood in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC): a review of the evidence

JJ Senchak, CY Fang, JR Bauman - Cancers of the head & neck, 2019 - Springer
Background Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) experience significant physical and
psychological distress, which have a negative impact on their quality of life (QOL). Few …

[HTML][HTML] Influences of psychological intervention on negative emotion, cancer-related fatigue and level of hope in lung cancer chemotherapy patients based on the …

M Tu, F Wang, S Shen, H Wang… - Iranian Journal of Public …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Psychological status is a decisive factor for regulating the lung cancer
chemotherapy patients' levels of fatigue and hope. Using the PERMA (Positive Emotion …

Acceptance and commitment therapy versus mindfulness-based stress reduction for newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial …

Z Zhang, MFI Leong Bin Abdullah, NI Shari, P Lu - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background and aim Head and neck cancer patients are vulnerable to various
psychological complications due to the effects of both cancer itself and cancer treatment on …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of chronic stress pathways and the efficacy of behavioral stress reduction programs (BSRPs) in managing diseases

AY Shchaslyvyi, SV Antonenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The connection between chronic psychological stress and the onset of various diseases,
including diabetes, HIV, cancer, and cardiovascular conditions, is well documented. This …

A prospective examination of mask anxiety during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and patient perceptions of management strategies

JL Nixon, B Brown, AE Pigott, J Turner… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Distress related to wearing an immobilisation mask for radiotherapy treatment
(RT) is a common experience for the person undergoing RT for head and neck cancer …

A systematic review of psychological interventions for patients with head and neck cancer

AE Richardson, E Broadbent, RP Morton - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Aim The purpose of this systematic review is to identify psychological interventions that have
been effective at improving quality of life and reducing psychological distress (depression …

Virtual and augmented reality as a novel opportunity to unleash the power of radiotherapy in the digital era: a scoping review

G Marvaso, M Pepa, S Volpe, F Mastroleo, M Zaffaroni… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although radiation therapy (RT) provides several therapeutic advantages in terms of cancer
control and quality of life, it continues to be a poorly understood field by most students and …

Psychosocial distress and distress screening in multidisciplinary head and neck cancer treatment

C Williams - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2017 - oto.theclinics.com
Multidisciplinary cancer care involves assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the
significant variables impacting patients' health and well-being. Traditionally, the field of …

Mindfulness-based stress reduction in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer receiving radioactive iodine therapy: a randomized controlled trial

T Liu, W Zhang, S Xiao, L Xu, Q Wen, L Bai… - Cancer Management …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress
reduction (MBSR) on health-related quality of life (QoL), depression, and anxiety in patients …