2006
Testing the Effects of Treatment Complications on a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Symptom Severity
Sikorskii A, Given C, Given B, Jeon S, McCorkle R. Testing the Effects of Treatment Complications on a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Symptom Severity. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2006, 32: 129-139. PMID: 16877180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral interventionsSymptom severityConventional careTreatment complicationsComorbid conditionsDose delay/reductionMore comorbid conditionsSymptom Severity IndexDelays/reductionsNeutropenic eventsPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeExperimental armSeverity scoreClinical conditionsDose reductionSolid tumorsSeveritySeverity IndexInterventionChemotherapyComplicationsPatientsLower severityCare
2004
Effect 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