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Improving Breast Cancer Survivors’ Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life: Alternatives to Traditional Psychotherapy

Improving Breast Cancer Survivors’ Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life: Alternatives to... Purpose of Review Breast cancer survivors (BCS) often experience psychological problems and lowered quality of life (QOL). While helpful, psychotherapy is often costly and inaccessible. This review aims to provide practitioners with the latest informa- tion on empirically tested interventions among BCS that may be used in lieu of, or in addition to, traditional psychotherapy. Recent Findings Recent developments in cancer-related psychological interventions include a focus on facilitating emotional disclosure (e.g., expressive writing), enhancing close relationships (e.g., couples-based interventions), and increasing feasibility and accessibility via online and computer-based intervention programs. These alternatives to psychotherapy offer a number of benefits including cost-effectiveness, personalized adaptability, and ease of implementation. Summary Utilizing these interventions as alternatives or supplements to traditional psychotherapy may offer BCS an opportunity to increase their QOL, improve psychosocial outcomes, and find meaning in their cancer experience. Choosing the appropriate intervention requires understanding the unique circumstances for each survivor and their family. . . . Keywords Breast cancer Breast cancer interventions Psychosocial outcomes Quality of life Introduction quality of life (QOL). QOL is understood as how much breast cancer symptoms impair the patient’s ability to function com- An individual diagnosed with breast cancer faces an array of pared to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Breast Cancer Reports Springer Journals

Improving Breast Cancer Survivors’ Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life: Alternatives to Traditional Psychotherapy

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Internal Medicine; Surgical Oncology
ISSN
1943-4588
eISSN
1943-4596
DOI
10.1007/s12609-018-0266-y
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Abstract

Purpose of Review Breast cancer survivors (BCS) often experience psychological problems and lowered quality of life (QOL). While helpful, psychotherapy is often costly and inaccessible. This review aims to provide practitioners with the latest informa- tion on empirically tested interventions among BCS that may be used in lieu of, or in addition to, traditional psychotherapy. Recent Findings Recent developments in cancer-related psychological interventions include a focus on facilitating emotional disclosure (e.g., expressive writing), enhancing close relationships (e.g., couples-based interventions), and increasing feasibility and accessibility via online and computer-based intervention programs. These alternatives to psychotherapy offer a number of benefits including cost-effectiveness, personalized adaptability, and ease of implementation. Summary Utilizing these interventions as alternatives or supplements to traditional psychotherapy may offer BCS an opportunity to increase their QOL, improve psychosocial outcomes, and find meaning in their cancer experience. Choosing the appropriate intervention requires understanding the unique circumstances for each survivor and their family. . . . Keywords Breast cancer Breast cancer interventions Psychosocial outcomes Quality of life Introduction quality of life (QOL). QOL is understood as how much breast cancer symptoms impair the patient’s ability to function com- An individual diagnosed with breast cancer faces an array of pared to

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Current Breast Cancer Reports – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 29, 2018

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