title: Internet interventions for improving psychological well-being in psycho-oncology: review and recommendations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Too few cancer patients and survivors receive evidence-based interventions for mental health symptoms. This review examines the potential for Internet interventions to help fill treatment gaps in psychosocial oncology and presents evidence regarding the likely utility of Internet interventions for cancer patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors examined available literature regarding Internet interventions tailored to cancer patients' mental health needs and reviewed elements of Internet interventions for mental health relevant to advancing psycho-oncology Internet intervention research.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Few rigorous studies focusing on mental health of cancer patients have been conducted online. A growing body of evidence supports the efficacy, accessibility, and acceptability of mental health Internet interventions for a variety of general and medical patient populations. The authors present recommendations and guidelines to assist researchers in developing, testing, and disseminating Internet interventions for cancer patients and survivors, to manage and improve their mental health. Issues unique to Internet interventions-including intervention structure, customization, provider interaction, and privacy and confidentiality issues-are discussed. These guidelines are offered as a step toward establishing a set of "best practices" for Internet interventions in psycho-oncology and to generate further discussion regarding the goals of such interventions and their place in cancer care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Internet interventions have the potential to fill an important gap in quality cancer care by augmenting limited available mental health services. These interventions should be developed in a manner consistent with best practices and must be empirically tested and validated. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Leykin
authors: Seema M
authors: SM
authors: Thekdi
authors: Dianne M
authors: DM
authors: Shumay
authors: Ricardo F
authors: RF
authors: Muñoz
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Riba
authors: Laura B
authors: LB
authors: Dunn
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