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Facilitating research participation and improving quality of life for African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners: A pilot study of telephone-based coping skills training

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Campbell, Lisa C., Keefe, Francis J., Scipio, Cindy, McKee, Daphne C., Edwards, Christopher L., Herman, Steven H., Johnson, Lawrence E., Colvin, O. Michael +2 more·2007·Cancer
DOI 10.1002/cncr.22355
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African American men experience worse prostate cancer outcomes compared with those of Caucasian men, not only in incidence and mortality rates, but also in coping with the side effects of treatment. Unfortunately, African American men have been significantly under-represented in research evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for improving coping in prostate cancer survivors. This pilot study explored the feasibility and efficacy of coping skills training (CST), an intervention developed to enhance coping with treatment side effects in a sample of African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners. The intervention was delivered in a telephone-based format designed to facilitate research participation. A total of 40 couples were randomized to either 6 sessions of CST or usual care. Survivors completed measures of disease-specific quality of life (QOL) related to urinary, sexual, bowel, and hormonal symptom domains, as well as measures of global QOL (i.e., physical functioning and mental health). Partners completed measures of caregiver strain, mood, and vigor. Analysis of data from 30 couples (12 couples in CST, 18 couples in usual care) indicated that CST produced moderate to large treatment effects for QOL related to bowel, urinary, sexual, and hormonal symptoms. Partners who underwent CST reported less caregiver strain, depression, and fatigue, and more vigor, with moderate effect sizes observed that approached conventional levels of statistical significance. These preliminary findings suggest that telephone-based CST is a feasible approach that can successfully enhance coping inAfrican American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners. Cancer 2007. (c) 2006 American Cancer Society.

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  • The following rates were deemed acceptable based on prior studies of advanced or metastatic cancer patients: 70% retention and 70% average session attendance.

    “We tracked study retention and attendance, and the following rates were deemed acceptable based on prior studies of advanced or metastatic cancer patients: 70% retention and 70% average session attendance [16,17].”

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    The Recruitment and retention section (page not available) reports that 15 of 20 treatment couples completed treatment and describes session adherence, but gives no 70% acceptability threshold. Searches for 70% retention, 70% average session attendance, and prior studies of advanced or metastatic cancer patients found no passage establishing those criteria. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Campbell, L. C., Keefe, F. J., Scipio, C., McKee, D. C., Edwards, C. L., Herman, S. H., Johnson, L. E., Colvin, O. M., McBride, C. M., & Donatucci, C.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Campbell, Lisa C.
ORCID
Venue
Cancer
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007
Volume
109
Issue
S2
Pages
414-424
ISSN
  • 0008-543X (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0142
DOI
10.1002/cncr.22355
OpenAlex
W1499259786
Cited by
169
References
61
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FWCI
2.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 3165 d)
Locations
  • Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA14236-2853, P30CA014236)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
Keywords
prostate cancer survivors, African American men, coping skills training, treatment side effects, quality of life, intimate partners, caregiver burden, telephone-delivered intervention, psychosocial interventions, feasibility, research participation, depression, fatigue
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Black or African American, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Participation, Pilot Projects, Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Telephone, Caregivers, Survivors, Biomedical Research

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