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A community-based approach to cancer counselling for patients and carers: a preliminary study
Sandy D Hutchison1, Hilary Sargeant, Bronwyn A Morris
1Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Spring Hill QLD, Australia.
Objective:
The delivery of psychological care services to people with cancer and their carers is a key clinical priority that has yet to be broadly implemented. The present study aimed to provide guidance for service provision by describing a community-based intervention approach; outlining the characteristics, psychological concerns, and distress outcomes for people who utilise the service.
Methods:
Over a 3-year period 681 patients and 520 significant others referred from a community-based Cancer Helpline received tele-based psychosocial interventions.
Results:
In this case series presenting problems varied between patients and significant others, with significant others reporting higher levels of distress (p<0.001). Both patients and significant others experienced decreases in distress over the period of the intervention (p<0.001).
Conclusions:
This study provides level IV evidence that the tele-based intervention for cancer-related distress is an effective approach to service delivery. A randomised control trial is currently underway to assess the effectiveness of this approach.
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