Does a symptom management intervention affect depression among cancer patients: Results from a clinical trial
Given C, Given B, Rahbar M, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, Devoss D, Brady A, Fisher‐Malloy M, Courtney K, Bowie E. Does a symptom management intervention affect depression among cancer patients: Results from a clinical trial. Psycho-Oncology 2004, 13: 818-830. PMID: 15386790, DOI: 10.1002/pon.807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer patientsSymptom severityBehavioral interventionsSymptom management interventionsNon-depressive symptomsHigher symptom severityConventional careCognitive-behavioral interventionsPsychotropic medicationsClinical trialsPsychotropic drugsPatientsSolid tumorsControl groupDepressive componentCertain symptomsSymptomsHigher depressionDepressionWeeksInterventionEmotional distressLower depressionSignificant main effectExperimental groupEffect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy
Given C, Given B, Rahbar M, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, Brady A, Fisher-Malloy MJ, Courtney K, Bowie E. Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 507-516. PMID: 14752074, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.01.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupportive care medicationsCognitive-behavioral interventionsSymptom severitySupportive medicationsCare medicationsConventional careBehavioral interventionsExperimental interventionCommunity cancer centerProportion of patientsSymptom Severity IndexBaseline symptom severityStage of cancerHigher symptom severityExperimental groupPrimary outcomeChemotherapy protocolsCancer CenterSeverity scoreMedical recordsTreatment statusPatientsMedicationsSolid tumorsChemotherapy