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dc.contributor.authorMihuta, ME
dc.contributor.authorGreen, HJ
dc.contributor.authorShum, DHK
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T13:08:13Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T13:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0961-5423
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ecc.12805
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380136
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a web‐based cognitive rehabilitation intervention in survivors of adult‐onset cancer and a sample of non‐cancer community dwelling adults. Fifty‐one participants were recruited and allocated to a cancer intervention group, a non‐cancer intervention group, or a non‐cancer waitlist group. Intervention groups completed a 4‐week online program and all participants were assessed at baseline, post‐intervention and 3‐month follow‐up. The primary outcome measure was subjective cognitive functioning. Secondary outcome measures included objective cognitive functioning, distress, quality of life (QoL), illness perception and program satisfaction. Results from the study found significant improvements on self‐report measures of cognitive functioning in both treatment groups, as well as improvements on objective measures assessing attention and executive functioning. No intervention effects were observed for distress, QoL or illness perception. High participant satisfaction was observed with 75% of participants in the cancer group reporting being either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the program compared to 87% in the non‐cancer treatment group. Initial evaluation of the program suggests that the web‐based cognitive rehabilitation intervention shows potential for improving subjective and objective cognitive functioning in cancer survivors and community dwelling adults.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto11
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Cancer Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume27
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleEfficacy of a web-based cognitive rehabilitation intervention for adult cancer survivors: A pilot study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGreen, Heather J.


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