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Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults
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The SARS-II COVID-19 pandemic has posed pronounced global health threats and prompted assorted transformations in societal engagement and clinical service delivery. For cancer survivors, many of whom are immune-compromised, these pandemic-related health threats pose greater challenges, warranting extra precautions within everyday living. Young adult (YA) cancer survivors already confront many unique physical and emotional challenges specific to their demographic. Already comfortable with assorted technologies, the pandemic presented an opportunity to provide telehealth intervention that targeted social isolation and distress in an effort to facilitate healthy coping. Within this context, we created an 8-week telehealth intervention for YAs (age 18-39) comprised of 60-minute sessions with interventions derived from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. Participants reported a reduction in anxious preoccupation, helplessness/hopelessness, and psychological inflexibility and provided rich qualitative feedback on their experiences. Findings contribute new insight for an underinvestigated population navigating the dual health threats of cancer and COVID-19, provide practice recommendations with attention to the value of qualitative data capturing in group settings, and underscore participants’ preference for flexible group structure and age-related connections. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.
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“One year postdiagnosis, approximately 25% of YA survivors report significant clinical distress.2”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Introduction
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [2] Zebrack, 2014, Psychological distress and unsatisfied need for psychosocial support in adolescent and young adult cancer patients during the first year following diagnosis, Psychooncology source
The Conclusion reports that 27% of the study’s adolescent and young adult cancer patients had clinically significant distress at the 12-month follow-up. That supports the citing sentence’s approximate figure of 25% one year postdiagnosis. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“First, achieving large sample sizes in YA psychosocial oncology is difficult.31”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Discussion > Limitations
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- Supportedcites [31] Lang, 2018, Does age matter? Comparing post-treatment psychosocial outcomes in young adult and older adult cancer survivors with their cancer-free peers, Psychooncology source
The Data source and population section says the authors pooled four survey cycles to improve sample size because young adult cancer survivors are relatively rare. The Conclusions section also notes documented recruitment and retention difficulties that had made these psychosocial research questions difficult to assess. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“Successful outpatient telehealth services with YAs throughout the pandemic have been reported.16”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Introduction
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- Supportedcites [16] Sansom-Daly, 2020, Grappling with the “human” problem hiding behind the technology: telehealth during and beyond COVID-19, Psychooncology source
The Key points (p. 2) explicitly report successful use of telehealth for outpatient clinical psychology services with adolescents and young adults throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The account of the hospital-based service (p. 3) describes that outpatient use; the claim does not require telehealth to have succeeded for every patient. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Survivors presenting with COVID-19 face a higher risk of being admitted to an ICU, being placed on a ventilator, or dying compared to noncancer patients with COVID-19.6”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Introduction
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- Partly supportedcites [6] Liang, 2020, Cancer patients in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide analysis in China, Lancet Oncol sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The main text reports more severe events—a composite of ICU admission requiring invasive ventilation or death—among patients with cancer than among patients without cancer (39% versus 8%). It identifies 12 participants as cancer survivors, and the figure caption includes survivors, but the reported risk comparison is for the cancer group as a whole, not survivors specifically. No page number is provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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“Similar treatment outcomes exist for telehealth and in-person groups.14 , 15”
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- Supportedcites [14] Lleras de Frutos, 2020, Video conference vs face-to-face group psychotherapy for distressed cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial, Psychooncology source
The Discussion reports clinically significant treatment effects in both the videoconference and face-to-face groups, with no significant difference in effectiveness between them. The finding concerns group psychotherapy for distressed cancer survivors. (LLM, conf=0.92)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [15] Gentry, 2019, Evidence for telehealth group-based treatment: a systematic review, J Telemed Telecare source
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“Cancer survivors, including YAs, rural or geographically distant, and economically distressed individuals, may find this modality inviting due to familiarity or enhanced access to care.9, 10, 11, 12”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [9] Abrams, 2017, Practical issues in delivery of clinician-to-patient telemental health in an academic medical center, Harvard Rev Psychiat source
- Partly supportedcites [10] Moreno, 2020, How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lancet sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Remote therapy section (page not provided) says telehealth can fill gaps in face-to-face mental health care and discusses digital services for widely dispersed populations. It does not address cancer survivors, young adults, or familiarity as a reason to welcome telehealth; it also warns that cost and technology barriers may make remote care unsuitable for poor people. (LLM, conf=0.85)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [11] Rosenbaum, 2020, The untold toll—the pandemic's effects on patients without covid-19, N Engl J Med source
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“Consistent with these findings, many YAs endorse anxious and depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and loneliness related to the COVID-19 pandemic.8”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Introduction
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- Partly supportedcites [8] Islam, 2021, Evaluating mental health–related symptoms among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the COVID impact survey, J Oncol Pract sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results report anxiety, depression, loneliness, and hopelessness among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also find that survivors aged 30–44 were more likely than those aged 60 or older to report at least one mental-health symptom. The cited findings do not establish the claim for young adults generally or show that each listed symptom was common specifically in the younger group. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“The overall effect for the Cognitive Avoidance subscale of the Mini-MAC was not significant [F(2, 6)= 3.94, P = 0.08]; however, the score dropped significantly from T1 to T2 [t(6)= 2.72, P = 0.03], indicating a decrease in using this strategy of coping with cancer.”
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“Facilitators experienced tension between planned content and participants’ desire to deviate into salient experiences.”
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“The overall effect for the Helplessness/Hopelessness subscale of the Mini-MAC was significant [F(2, 6)= 6.09, P = 0.04] with a significant decrease in scores from T1 to T3 [t(6)= 2.66, P = 0.04], indicating a drop in a sense of helplessness/hopelessness from baseline to the last visit.”
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“Flexibility in care and age-appropriate psychoeducational materials have been found to increase autonomy and improve physical and psychological outcomes in YAs through survivorship.4”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Introduction
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- Partly supportedcites [4] Barnett, 2016, Psychosocial outcomes and interventions among cancer survivors diagnosed during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA): a systematic review, J Cancer Surviv sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Abstract Conclusions and Discussion say age-appropriate, flexible care and treatment-related education can foster autonomy and improve psychological outcomes during AYA survivorship. They do not establish that these measures improve physical outcomes; the Results (Physical well-being and symptoms) report that an information-based workshop did not increase self-reported physical activity after six months. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“The overall effect for the Cancer Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-C) was significant [F(2, 6)= 7.45, P = 0.02] with a significant decrease found from T1 to T3 [t(6)= 2.70, P = 0.04], indicating an increase in psychological flexibility.”
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“The group provided a forum and collaborative structure; however, participants actively worked to make the structure their own (rather than clinician-guided).”
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“The overall effect for the Fighting Spirit subscale of the Mini-MAC was significant [F(2, 6)= 11.66, P = 0.01], but no pairwise comparisons were significant.”
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“Neither overall effect nor pairwise effect(s) significant:•Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) [F(2, 10)= 2.01, P = 0.18]•Cancer Behavior Inventory- brief version (CBI-B) [F(2, 6)= 3.86, P = 0.08]•Fatalism subscale of the Mini-MAC [F(2, 6)= 4.48, P = 0.06]•UCLA Loneliness Scale [F(2, 6)= 1.73, P = 0.26)•Purpose in Life Test (PIL) [F(2, 6)= 0.15, P = 0.87)”
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“YAs expressed interest in co-creating future offerings and took initiative to create a shared music file for the group after technological difficulties occurred during one session.”
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“Although many participants were open to conversation prompts, coping strategies, and mindfulness practices, they expressed interest in connecting over shared experiences and other developmentally appropriate topics of interest.”
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“The overall effect for the Impact of Events Scale (IES-R) was not significant [F(2, 6)= 3.93, P = 0.08]. However, there was a significant decrease in T1 vs T3 scores [t(6)= 2.76, P = 0.03], meaning that the stress level measured within patients had dropped.”
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“They also expressed their dislike of homework.”
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“Participants found the Intervention helpful in offering support, facilitating connection, and learning mindfulness skills.”
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“The overall effect for the Anxious Preoccupation subscale of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) was significant [F(2, 6)= 16.05, P = <0.01]. There was a significant decrease in scores from T1 to T3 [t(6)= 3.58, P = 0.01] as well as T2 to T3 [t(6)= 5.66, P = <0.01], showing a movement towards less anxiety measured compared to baseline.”
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“YAs reported feeling confident that they could cope with cancer (8.2/10 at midpoint; 8.6/10 final evaluation) and the pandemic (10/10 at both time points).”
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“Group participants also referred to specific aspects of the intervention they found useful, including mindfulness practices, guided meditations, and a self-care legacy project.”
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“Accustomed to social isolation and delays in developmental milestones, many YAs expressed that they had already learned to isolate to protect themselves prepandemic; hence their self-reported confidence in navigating the pandemic.”
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“The social connection and shared meaning making pieces were key, exhibited by questions from present members about the health status of absent members.”
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“There is great interest on the part of YAs to engage in collective experiences; yet they desire loose structure and the ability to co-construct those experiences.”
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“Group members continued to reinforce that the pandemic was a nuisance; yet cancer remained their biggest stressor.”
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“In short, this study's attempt to co-construct a safe space to process, share, and mutually learn new skills was not adequately captured by these outcome measures even though we noted statistically significant movement in several constructs.”
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“The statistically significant improvement in anxious avoidance and decrease in helplessness/hopelessness suggests participants benefited from group experience and exercises.”
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“The different phases of survivorship within the group likely affected the dynamics of the conversation and relationship of the content discussed.”
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“They also highlight the limitations of strictly quantitative analysis, when qualitative data provide rich understanding of individual experiences and growth.”
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“Second, telehealth modalities work well with this population but introduce new challenges to facilitation, such as lack of nonverbal cues.”
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“Once enrolled, we experienced mailing delays due to COVID-19 (at minimum, one week to send and one week to return), thereby slowing both the consent and enrollment processes and connection with the intervention.”
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“Commonly reported mental health concerns during a pandemic include anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder.7”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [7] Pfefferbaum, 2020, Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic, N Engl J Med source
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“Regarding group process, facilitators were appropriately trained in the ethics, technological, and logistical issues related to providing telehealth interventions but were limited in their ability to assess nonverbal cues on a telehealth platform.”
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“Body image concerns, unpleasant emotions, social isolation, and problems at school or work are common 2 years after diagnosis.3”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [3] Mattsson, 2007, Positive and negative consequences with regard to cancer during adolescence. Experiences two years after diagnosis, Psychooncology source
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“Seven participants completed instruments at T1, 6 at T2 and T3.”
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- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Second, COVID-19 precautions at the time of the study reduced our already small clinical team from 6 to 4 clinicians, creating longer hours and larger caseloads than prepandemic figures for the facilitators.”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Discussion > Limitations
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
In the paper
“Psychotherapy groups are typically comprised of 7-10 participants.17”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Material and methods > Recruitment
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites [17] 2007
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“The study was approved by the institutional review board.”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Material and methods > Recruitment
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
A claim is checked only against the cited paper’s full text, never its abstract, and none is available for its sources.
In the paper
“Investigators used thematic analysis to identify themes within the qualitative data, adhering to Braun & Clarke's28 systematic framework of analysis.29”
§ Cancer during a pandemic: A psychosocial telehealth intervention for young adults > Results > Participant feedback and facilitator observations
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Braun, 2006, Using thematic analysis in psychology, Qual Res Psychol source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [29] Maguire, 2017, Doing a thematic analysis: a practical, step-by-step guide for learning and teaching scholars, All Irel J High Educ (AISHE-J). source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
The paper relies on this without support.
Data on young adults are sparse, particularly related to these constructs, thereby limiting comparisons.
“Data on YAs are sparse, particularly related to these constructs, thereby limiting comparisons.”
Statistics recomputed
Every reported test result, recomputed from its test statistic and degrees of freedom. A result shows as not adding up only once an independent check has confirmed it.
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 7.45reported p = .02 · recomputed p = .024
“F(2, 6)= 7.45, p = .02”
- Consistentt(6) = 2.7reported p = .04 · recomputed p = .036
“t(6)= 2.70, p = .04”
- Consistentt(6) = 3.58reported p = .01 · recomputed p = .012
“t(6)= 3.58, p = .01”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 6.09reported p = .04 · recomputed p = .036
“F(2, 6)= 6.09, p = .04”
- Consistentt(6) = 2.66reported p = .04 · recomputed p = .038
“t(6)= 2.66, p = .04”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 3.94reported p = .08 · recomputed p = .081
“F(2, 6)= 3.94, p = .08”
- Consistentt(6) = 2.72reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .035
“t(6)= 2.72, p = .03”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 11.66reported p = .01 · recomputed p = .009
“F(2, 6)= 11.66, p = .01”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 3.93reported p = .08 · recomputed p = .081
“F(2, 6)= 3.93, p = .08”
- Consistentt(6) = 2.76reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .033
“t(6)= 2.76, p = .03”
- ConsistentF(2, 10) = 2.01reported p = .18 · recomputed p = .185
“F(2, 10)= 2.01, p = .18”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 3.86reported p = .08 · recomputed p = .084
“F(2, 6)= 3.86, p = .08”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 4.48reported p = .06 · recomputed p = .065
“F(2, 6)= 4.48, p = .06”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 1.73reported p = .26 · recomputed p = .255
“F(2, 6)= 1.73, p = .26”
- ConsistentF(2, 6) = 0.15reported p = .87 · recomputed p = .864
“F(2, 6)= 0.15, p = .87”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Self-check results appear here once an independent check has confirmed them.
Citations
Cites
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006) · Qualitative Research in Psychology · doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa · Cited by 194,414
UCLA loneliness scale (version 3): reliability, validity, and factor structure
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Cancer patients in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide analysis in China
Liang, W., Guan, W., Chen, R., Wang, W., Li, J., Xu, K., Li, C., Ai, Q., Lu, W., Liang, H., et al. (2020) · The Lancet Oncology · doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30096-6 · Cited by 4,384
Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic
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Doing a thematic analysis: A practical, step-by-step guide for learning and teaching scholars.
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How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
Moreno, C., Wykes, T., Galderisi, S., Nordentoft, M., Crossley, N., Jones, N., Cannon, M., Correll, C. U., Byrne, L., Carr, S., et al. (2020) · The Lancet Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30307-2 · Cited by 1,840 · cited 1×
“• Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) [F(2, 10) = 2.”
Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A brief mental health screener for COVID-19 related anxiety
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Doing a Thematic Analysis: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide for Learning and Teaching Scholars
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Assessing psychological trauma and PTSD
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lichiello, S., Rainwater, L., Russell, G. B., Pulgar, C., Clark, J., Daniel, S., McCall, M. H., Bentley, P., & Duckworth, K. E.
- Affiliations
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
- Corresponding author
- Duckworth, Katie E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Current Problems in Cancer
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-08
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 100865
- ISSN
- 0147-0272 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9106397
- OpenAlex
- W4280494242
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8
- FWCI
- 1.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Problems in Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (P30CA012197)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- young adult cancer survivors, COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth intervention, psychosocial interventions, social isolation, psychological distress, coping, acceptance and commitment therapy, meaning-centered therapy, anxious preoccupation, psychological inflexibility, group therapy, qualitative feedback
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adolescent, Adult, Humans, Neoplasms, Telemedicine, Young Adult, Pandemics, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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