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Fatigue during breast cancer radiotherapy: an initial randomized study of cognitive-behavioral therapy plus hypnosis

Montgomery, Guy H., Kangas, Maria, David, Daniel, Hallquist, Michael N., Green, Sheryl, Bovbjerg, Dana H., Schnur, Julie B.·2009·Health Psychology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The study purpose was to test the effectiveness of a psychological intervention combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and hypnosis (CBTH) to treat radiotherapy-related fatigue. DESIGN: Women (n = 42) scheduled for breast cancer radiotherapy were randomly assigned to receive standard medical care (SMC) (n = 20) or a CBTH intervention (n = 22) in addition to SMC. Participants assigned to receive CBTH met individually with a clinical psychologist. CBTH participants received training in hypnosis and CBT. Participants assigned to the SMC control condition did not meet with a study psychologist. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fatigue was measured on a weekly basis by using the fatigue subscale of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) and daily using visual analogue scales. RESULTS: Multilevel modeling indicated that for weekly FACIT fatigue data, there was a significant effect of the CBTH intervention on the rate of change in fatigue (p < .05), such that on average, CBTH participants' fatigue did not increase over the course of treatment, whereas control group participants' fatigue increased linearly. Daily data corroborated the analyses of weekly data. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that CBTH is an effective means for controlling and potentially preventing fatigue in breast cancer radiotherapy patients.

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Authors
Montgomery, G. H., Kangas, M., David, D., Hallquist, M. N., Green, S., Bovbjerg, D. H., & Schnur, J. B.
Affiliations
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • Macquarie University (AU)
  • Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
  • Binghamton University (US)
Venue
Health Psychology
Published
2009-05
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
317-322
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
OpenAlex
W2009779398
Cited by
112
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 16
FWCI
4.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
American Cancer Society (RSGPB-04-213-01-CPPB; PF-05-098-01-CPPB)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Keywords
breast cancer, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, psychological intervention, fatigue prevention, FACIT-Fatigue Scale
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Breast Neoplasms, Combined Modality Therapy, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Hypnosis, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Radiation Injuries, Sick Role, Suggestion, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Muscle Weakness

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