title: Use and helpfulness of self-administered stress management therapy in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy in community clinical settings.
abstract: The purpose of this multicenter longitudinal randomized controlled trial was to examine the efficacy of self-administered stress management training (SSMT) in improving quality of life and reducing psychological distress among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. Participants were randomized to SSMT (n = 111) or usual psychosocial care only (n = 109). Mixed linear modeling demonstrated no significant improvements in primary outcome measures; however, participants assigned to SSMT reported using significantly more relaxation techniques (p < 0.0001), showed improvements on emotional adjustment scores, and demonstrated a stabilizing effect on the functional adjustment scores. Findings highlight the usefulness of SSMT in community clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
authors.forename: Claudia X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Aguado Loi
authors.forename: Teletia R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross-King
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Mindy Krischer
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shoss
authors.forename: Viki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huegel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome