Remote Psychological Interventions for Fear of Cancer Recurrence: Scoping Review.
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BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer and survivors may experience the fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), a preoccupation with the progression or recurrence of cancer. During the spread of COVID-19 in 2019, patients and survivors experienced increased levels of FCR. Hence, there is a greater need to identify effective evidence-based treatments to help people cope with FCR. Remotely delivered interventions might provide a valuable means to address FCR in patients with cancer. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to first discuss the available psychological interventions for FCR based on traditional cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) or contemporary CBTs, in particular, mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy, and then propose a possible approach based on the retrieved literature. METHODS: We searched key electronic databases to identify studies that evaluated the effect of psychological interventions such as CBT on FCR among patients with cancer and survivors. RESULTS: Current evidence suggests that face-to-face psychological interventions for FCR are feasible, acceptable, and efficacious for managing FCR. However, there are no specific data on the interventions that are most effective when delivered remotely. CONCLUSIONS: CBT interventions can be efficacious in managing FCR, especially at posttreatment, regardless of whether it is delivered face to face, on the web, or using a blended approach. To date, no study has simultaneously compared the effectiveness of face-to-face, web-based, and blended interventions. On the basis of the retrieved evidence, we propose the hypothetical program of an intervention for FCR based on both traditional CBT and contemporary CBT, named Change Of Recurrence, which aims to improve the management of FCR in patients with cancer and survivors.
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There are existing systematic and metareviews on web-based interventions for cancer care/aftercare and on fear of cancer recurrence interventions more generally.
“There are a number of existing systematic and metareviews on web-based interventions for cancer care/aftercare [9–17] and on fear of cancer recurrence interventions more generally [18–21].”
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“Finally, with regard to web-based interventions based on ACT, the studies recovered in the literature were few, and in the oncology field, we found only 11% (4/35) of studies; 50% (2/4) of them were for patients with cancer and the others for partners [54-57].”
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“ConquerFear is feasible, acceptable, and shows potential efficacy for FCR • ConquerFear intervention: 5 faceto-face sessions over 10 weeks Pilot study BC Smith et al [40]”
BackgroundInfluentialA comparison of two psychological interventions for newly-diagnosed gynecological cancer patients
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“RCTDifferent typeHumphris and Rogers [18] • AFTERg: 6 weekly sessions of traditional CBT individual therapy • UC Significant reductions of FCR levels immediately after it and at the 3-month follow-up A single-arm multisite study Survivors of BC or ovarian cancer Lebel et al [19] • 6-week cognitive-existential group in…”
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“Web-based interventions are generally well-received by patients with cancer and might enhance comprehensive care [82], whereas blended therapy overcomes the disadvantages of the lack of alliance between eHealth interventions, maintaining the benefits of a face-to-face intervention [59-61] and the cost reduction and in…”
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“However, little data on the feasibility of this approach have yielded promising results [56].”
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“whereas the second, contemporary CBTs, focused on mental processes and aimed to modify how people relate to their inner experiences [3-5,11,12].”
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“Indeed, the pandemic forced people to social distance and caused several challenges for patients with cancer and survivors, such as maintaining social support and continuing their cancer treatment or medical check-ups regularly [7-10].”
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“Indeed, apart from traditional in-presence interventions, blended (a mixed method comprising both web-based and face-to-face therapy) or remote care for patients with cancer has been increasingly applied [13].”
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“Specifically, patients address irrational thoughts through cognitive reframing to reduce catastrophic interpretations of physical symptoms and emotions [19,21-23].”
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“— Therapist-guided iConquerFear: 5 modules; UC Study protocol Survivors of CRC Lyhne et al [75]”
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“CORRECT for 4 months: 5 F2F+3 telephone sessions and an interactive self-management website Case study Survivors of CRC Döking et al [74] • The intervention was successful in reducing the distress of a survivor of cancer.”
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“A 2-arm multicenter RCT of 160 survivors of colorectal cancer with high levels of ailment was initiated by the authors [73].”
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“Traditional CBT interventions can be delivered in groups [17,19,21,22,24] or individually [18,20,23,25] and have short-term benefits [17,19,22-24] and significant long-term effects on FCR [17,18,20].”
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“Moderate fear facilitates patient monitoring for signs of relapse and promotes active treatment and healthy behaviors (Hawkins et al., 2010; Cincidda et al., 2022).”
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“Often, people can also experience a fear of cancer recurrence affecting short and long-term outcomes [10], requiring an ongoing pattern of self-management and health enhancement.”
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“A scoping review from Cincidda et al. (2022) suggests that face-to-face psychological interventions for FCR are feasible, acceptable, and efficacious for managing FCR.”
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“Without support, patients may not engage with eHealth interventions (van Helmondt et al., 2020) and also miss the opportunity to be heard (Cincidda et al., 2022).”
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- Authors
- Cincidda, C., Pizzoli, S. F. M., & Pravettoni, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Milan (IT)
- European Institute of Oncology (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Cincidda, Clizia
- Venue
- JMIR Cancer
- Publisher
- JMIR Publications Inc.
- Published
- 2022-01-11
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e29745
- ISSN
- 2369-1999 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8790693
- OpenAlex
- W4205407358
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 82
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 0.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- JMIR Cancer (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- PubliCatt (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- fear of cancer recurrence, remote psychological intervention, cancer survivors, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, online intervention, blended intervention, COVID-19 pandemic
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