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Emotion-focused therapy for fear of cancer recurrence: A hospital-based exploratory outcome study.

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Almeida, Susana N., Elliott, Robert, Silva, Eunice R., Sales, Célia M. D.·2022·Psychotherapy
DOI 10.1037/pst0000389
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= .88) measures, with no cases of reliable deterioration, although most patients did not show clinically significant change by the end of therapy. The most frequent helpful in-session processes were client verbal expression of experience and work on parts of self; the most common immediate session impacts were positive feelings and self-realizations. EFT may be a useful alternative treatment for FCR. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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  • Individual EFT has been used effectively with cancer populations, albeit in only a few studies.

    “Individual EFT has also been used effectively with cancer populations, albeit in only a few studies.”

    From Developing an emotion‐focused therapy model for fear of cancer recurrence: A case‐level task analysis. (2024) · cites this paper as Almeida et al.,2022

  • A hospital-based exploratory outcome study with 17 patients with different cancer diagnoses and presenting with FCR, among other cancer-related concerns, found significant pre- and postoutcome differences, both for client-generated and standardised measures.

    “A hospital- based exploratory outcome study with 17 patients with different cancer diagnoses and presenting with FCR, among other cancer- related concerns, also found significant pre- and postoutcome differences, both for client- generated and standardised measures (Almeida et al.,2022).”

    From Developing an emotion‐focused therapy model for fear of cancer recurrence: A case‐level task analysis. (2024) · cites this paper as Almeida et al.,2022

  • In the original larger study, the authors did not define the cancer-related issues to be treated in therapy; instead, FCR emerged as a salient issue for around 60% of the patients.

    “This also relates to the fact that, in the original larger study, the authors did not define the cancer- related issues to be treated in therapy; instead, FCR emerged as a salient issue for around 60% of the patients (Almeida et al.,2022).”

    From Developing an emotion‐focused therapy model for fear of cancer recurrence: A case‐level task analysis. (2024) · cites this paper as Almeida et al.,2022

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Almeida, S. N., Elliott, R., Silva, E. R., & Sales, C. M. D.
Affiliations
  • Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil (PT)
  • University of Strathclyde (GB)
  • Universidade do Porto (PT)
Corresponding author
Almeida, Susana N.
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Venue
Psychotherapy
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2022-06
Volume
59
Issue
2
Pages
261-270
ISSN
  • 0033-3204 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1536
DOI
10.1037/pst0000389
OpenAlex
W4205277673
Cited by
12
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Citations by year
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FWCI
1.83
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Language
en
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other-oa
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  • Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
emotion-focused therapy, fear of cancer recurrence, cancer survivors, treatment outcomes, self-realization, hospital-based psychotherapy
MeSH terms
Emotion-Focused Therapy, Adult, Fear, Hospitals, Humans, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Quality of Life, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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