A culturally adapted survivorship programme for Asian early stage breast cancer patients in Singapore: A randomized, controlled trial

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Chan, Alexandre
Gan, Yan Xiang
Oh, Suan Kai
Ng, Terence
Shwe, Maung
Chan, Raymond
Ng, Raymond
Goh, Brandon
Tan, Yee Pin
Fan, Gilbert
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Background: As cancer mortality rates improve in Singapore, there is an increasing need to improve the transition to posttreatment survivorship care. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation group (PEG) intervention program compared with usual care to reduce distress for physical symptom and psychological aspects in Asian breast cancer survivors who have completed adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: This was a randomized, controlled trial comprising 72 Asian early stage breast cancer survivors who were randomized into the PEG (n = 34) or the control (n = 38) arm. The participants in the PEG arm underwent a weekly multidisciplinary PEG program delivered in a group format over 3 weeks coupled with cultural adaptation. Both arms were assessed at baseline and 2 months after intervention using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and EORTC QLQ-C30. A satisfaction questionnaire was also conducted among those survivors who have participated in the PEG program. Effective sizes were calculated using Cohen d. Results: The mean age ± SD of all participants was 53.0 ± 8.9 years, with the majority being Chinese (84.7%) and Malay (6.9%), and clinical characteristics were well balanced in both arms. Compared to the control arm, the PEG arm showed a significantly greater reduction in physical symptom distress (d = 0.76, P =.01) and fatigue (d = 0.49, P =.04). The 82.4% of the participants in the intervention group responded to the satisfaction questionnaire, and the majority (92.9%) agreed that the overall duration of the PEG intervention program was appropriate. Conclusions: A culturally adapted PEG program was effective in reducing physical symptom distress in Asian breast cancer survivors. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02600299).

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Psycho-Oncology

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26

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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: A culturally adapted survivorship programme for Asian early stage breast cancer patients in Singapore: A randomized, controlled trial, Psycho-Oncology, 2017, 26 (10), pp. 1654-1659, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4357. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)

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Chan, A; Gan, YX; Oh, SK; Ng, T; Shwe, M; Chan, R; Ng, R; Goh, B; Tan, YP; Fan, G, A culturally adapted survivorship programme for Asian early stage breast cancer patients in Singapore: A randomized, controlled trial, Psycho-Oncology, 2017, 26 (10), pp. 1654-1659

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