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dc.contributor.convenorC. Carrington, P. Butow, J. Turner, J. Dunn
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Heather J.
dc.contributor.authorSchuurs, Alana
dc.contributor.editorS. Ackland
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-30
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T23:54:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T23:19:51Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T23:19:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-05-22T23:54:04Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ajco.12029
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/50755
dc.description.abstractThis research aimed to address the gap in evidence-based treatment available for cancer survivors who are experiencing cognitive dysfunction. The study tested the feasibility of a group cognitive rehabilitation intervention designed to improve cognitive function and quality of life for people who have completed cancer treatment. Three groups of adults were recruited: an intervention group of 23 cancer survivors who completed a 4-week group cognitive rehabilitation treatment, a comparison group of 9 cancer survivors, and a matched community sample of 23 adults who had never experienced cancer. The manualised “Responding to Cognitive Concerns” (“ReCog”) intervention was developed by the authors for this study and was delivered by a clinical health psychologist and a provisionally registered psychologist, in small groups of 4-8 participants. The two comparison groups completed assessments but did not receive the intervention. Measures of objective and subjective cognitive functions, quality of life, psychosocial distress, and illness perceptions were used. The results indicated that the intervention was effective in improving overall cognitive function, visuospatial/constructional performance, immediate memory, and delayed memory beyond practice effects alone. It was helpful in reducing participants’ perceptions of cognitive impairment and psychosocial distress, as well as promoting social functioning and understanding of cognition. The improvements were maintained at three months after the intervention. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the treatment. The results provided evidence for the feasibility of a brief group-based cognitive rehabilitation intervention to treat cognitive problems experienced by cancer survivors. A follow-up randomised study is now being conducted.
dc.description.peerreviewedNo
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeRichmond, Vic, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.cosa-ipos.org/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameCOSA 39th Annual Scientific Meeting and IPOS 14th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAsia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 8 (Suppl. 3)
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2012-11-13
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2012-11-15
dc.relation.ispartoflocationBrisbane, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170101
dc.titleNeurocognitive Interventions for “Chemobrain”
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codee3
gro.facultyGriffith Health Faculty
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Neurocognitive Interventions for “Chemobrain”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Volume 8, Issue Supplement S3, 2012, pages 115–217, which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12029.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorSchuurs, Alana
gro.griffith.authorGreen, Heather J.


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