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dc.contributor.authorGreen, Heather
dc.contributor.editorJ. C. Holland & M. Watson
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:08:06Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:08:06Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2012-02-10T02:04:37Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/pon.1594
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/31611
dc.description.abstractBackground: This project aimed to evaluate whether a group psychological intervention could improve cognitive performance in people who have completed treatments for cancer. It was hypothesised that group cognitive rehabilitation would improve objective cognitive performance, subjective cognitive function and quality of life. Methods: 6 participants who had previously completed treatments for adult onset cancer took part in a group cognitive behavioural intervention in February 2009 conducted by a clinical psychologist and a psychologist-in-training. The "Re-Cog" intervention, developed for this study, involved four 2-hour group sessions and between session homework. A participant manual and clinician manual were developed. Sessions involved education, skills training and skills practice on the topics of "Aging, health, cancer and cognitive function", "Memory", "Attention", and "Fatigue, emotions and cognition". Participants completed neuropsychological assessments and self-report measures of subjective cognitive function, quality of life, and emotional distress at pre-treatment and post-treatment. Results: Results will be presented for pre- and post scores on neurocognitive assessment (the Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status and Trailmaking Test), self-reported cognition (Multiple Abilities Self-Report Questionnaire), quality of life (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire), distress (Kessler-10), illness perceptions (Illness Perceptions Questionnaire - Revised), and patient satisfaction. Conclusions: Results will show for the first time whether a brief group intervention can improve cancer survivors' subjective or objective cognitive performance. If successful, the pilot study will be extended to a larger trial. Research Implications: This project will assist with finding out the extent to which cognitive difficulties experienced by a proportion of cancer survivors are remediable in a manualised group treatment format. Clinical Implications: If successful, the program is designed in a format that would be easy to disseminate. It is manualised, relatively brief, designed for delivery in a group, and intended for use with cancer survivors who have mixed tumour types. Acknowledgement of Funding: Funding for this project was provided by Griffith University Research Grant GURG-36603.
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.placeNew York, NY
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.1594
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename11th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAbstracts of the 11th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Psycho-Oncology, 18 (Suppl. 2)
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2009-06-21
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2009-06-25
dc.relation.ispartoflocationVienna, Austria
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and Carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1112
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleA group education and skills intervention aimed at improving cognitive functioning in people treated for cancer: A pilot study
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: A group education and skills intervention aimed at improving cognitive functioning in people treated for cancer: A pilot study, Psycho-Oncology, 18 (Suppl. 2), 2009, pp.254 which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1594.
gro.date.issued2009
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gro.griffith.authorGreen, Heather J.


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