scholarly journals Comment on Tovote et al. Individual Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Treating Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Diabetes: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care 2014;37:2427–2434

Diabetes Care ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. e49-e50
Author(s):  
Veronica Y. Womack ◽  
Mercedes R. Carnethon
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

Efficacy of Blended Cognitive Behavior Therapy for High Fear of Recurrence in Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Survivors: The SWORD Study, a Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (19) ◽  
pp. 2173-2183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke van de Wal ◽  
Belinda Thewes ◽  
Marieke Gielissen ◽  
Anne Speckens ◽  
Judith Prins
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Cancer Worry ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Clinically Significant

Purpose Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common problem experienced by cancer survivors. Approximately one third of survivors report high FCR. This study aimed to evaluate whether blended cognitive behavior therapy (bCBT) can reduce the severity of FCR in cancer survivors curatively treated for breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer. Patients and Methods This randomized controlled trial included 88 cancer survivors with high FCR (Cancer Worry Scale score ≥ 14) from 6 months to 5 years after cancer treatment. Participants were randomly allocated (ratio 1:1, stratified by cancer type) to receive bCBT, including five face-to face and three online sessions (n = 45) or care as usual (CAU; n = 43). Participants completed questionnaires at baseline (T0) and 3 months later (T1). The intervention group completed bCBT between T0 and T1. The primary outcome was FCR severity assessed with the Cancer Worry Scale. Secondary outcomes included other distress-related measures. Statistical (one-way between-group analyses of covariance) and clinical effects (clinically significant improvement) were analyzed by intention to treat. Results Participants who received bCBT reported significantly less FCR than those who received CAU (mean difference, –3.48; 95% CI, –4.69 to –2.28; P < .001) with a moderate-to-large effect size ( d = 0.76). Clinically significant improvement in FCR was significantly higher in the bCBT group than in the CAU group (13 [29%] of 45 compared with 0 [0%] of 43; P < .001); self-rated improvement was also higher in the bCBT group (30 [71%] of 42 compared with 12 [32%] of 38 in the CAU group; P < .001). Conclusion bCBT has a statistically and clinically significant effect on the severity of FCR in cancer survivors and is a promising new treatment approach.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
pp. e1163-e1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley M.C. van der Veek ◽  
Bert H.F. Derkx ◽  
Marc A. Benninga ◽  
Frits Boer ◽  
Else de Haan
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Functional Abdominal Pain ◽  
Randomized Controlled
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