scholarly journals Necessary but not sufficient? Engaging young people in the development of an avatar-based online intervention designed to provide psychosocial support to young people affected by their own or a family member's cancer diagnosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceri Phelps ◽  
Masoumeh Minou ◽  
Andrew Baker ◽  
Carol Hughes ◽  
Helen French ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Online Intervention

scholarly journals How young people describe the impact of living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis: feasibility of using social media as a research method

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1317-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Gibson ◽  
S. Hibbins ◽  
T. Grew ◽  
S. Morgan ◽  
S. Pearce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
The Impact

Survival of breast cancer patients receiving adjunctive psychosocial support therapy: a 10-year follow-up study.

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
G A Gellert ◽  
R M Maxwell ◽  
B S Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Survival Time ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Nonsignificant Difference ◽  
The Impact

PURPOSE The impact of an adjunctive psychosocial support program on length of survival with breast cancer was evaluated in a retrospective cohort study. The duration of observation of survival was extended 10 years beyond a previous study of the same cohort of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred two nonparticipants were individually matched to 34 participants on major prognostic factors. Both groups were monitored from the date of cancer diagnosis (1971 through 1980) until March 1991. The support program consisted of weekly cancer peer support and family therapy, individual counseling, and use of positive mental imagery. Survival analysis controlled for the effects of other major prognostic factors in the outcome of breast cancer. RESULTS The mean +/- SD survival time from date of cancer diagnosis to last date of follow-up was 96.0 +/- 53.2 months in the participant group compared with 85.1 +/- 63.4 months in the nonparticipant group, a nonsignificant difference (P = .1). Median survival was 84.0 months for participants (95% confidence interval [CI], 59 to 133) and 66.0 months for nonparticipants (95% CI, 48 to 105). A second analysis restricted nonparticipants to those who had a survival time > or = that of the matched case at time of entry into the support program. Survival increased to a mean of 101.1 months (median, 105.0; 95% CI, 71 to 132) for nonparticipants and remained unchanged for participants, also a statistically nonsignificant difference (P = .9). CONCLUSION While the program may have beneficial effects on quality of life, this study does not indicate a significant favorable impact on survival with breast cancer or that the program is serving as a social locus for the gathering of exceptional survivors.

Existential challenges in young people living with a cancer diagnosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Odh ◽  
Martina Löfving ◽  
Kicki Klaeson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis

scholarly journals Mobilising identity through social media: psychosocial support for young people with life-limiting conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-62
Author(s):  
George Peat ◽  
Joanna Smith ◽  
Alison Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Online Social Media

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