Feasibility of an ovarian cancer quality-of-life psychoeducational intervention.
BACKGROUND
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer often portends a poor prognosis with significant quality-of-life (QOL) concerns.


METHODS
We report on a pilot study that tested the feasibility of a structured, ovarian cancer psychoeducational intervention (OCPI). Patients (N = 33) were randomly assigned to either the control or OCPI study arms in which those in the intervention arm received 4 sequential, structured, in-person educational sessions. Data were collected at the time of accrual and at 1 and 3 months postaccrual.


RESULTS
This study demonstrated the feasibility of a structured psychoeducational program in an outpatient clinical setting.


CONCLUSIONS
Study findings underscore the importance of developing interventions that address the 4 QOL domains impacted by ovarian cancer and support initiating a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention earlier in the course of illness.
Otis-Green
Shirley
S
City of Hope National Medical Center/Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. sotis-green@coh.org
Ferrell
Betty
B
Sun
Virginia
V
Spolum
Maren
M
Morgan
Robert
R
Macdonald
Deborah
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D017741:Survivors