title: The effects of coaching in breast cancer support groups: a pilot study.
abstract: A pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of a large-scale study testing how cancer support groups (CSGs) with coaching affect adaptation to newly diagnosed, early-stage breast cancer. The investigators randomly assigned subjects (n = 64) to one of three treatment groups: a CSG with coaching, a CSG without coaching, or no CSG. Results of the pilot study indicated that the study intervention and methods of sample accrual and instrumentation were appropriate. Currently, a large-scale, randomized, controlled clinical trial is being conducted.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samarel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tulman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011897:Random Allocation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome