Matthews. "Online Support Groups for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Feasibility Pilot Study." Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 28, no. 5 (2010): 560-586.R. P. Vilhauer, M. K. McClintock, and A. K. Matthews, "Online Support Groups for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A ...
Out of a population of 472 members of an online support group for women with gynecologic cancers and pre-cancers, 379 (80%) participated in the study. The results indicated that the experiences, both physical and emotional, of the women in these groups were more similar than different. ...
Comparing standard versus prosocial internet support groups for patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial of the helper therapy principle. Internet support group (ISG) members benefit from receiving social support and, according to the helper therapy principle, by providing support to ot...
Younger women diagnosed with breast cancer express more psycho-emotional concerns than older women because younger women are facing problems with fertility, disruption to their young families, disruption to their careers, and lower libido during a time of higher sexual activity. Support groups create ...
Using data from an online group for women with breast cancer, we test a theoretical expression effects model. Results demonstrate that for breast cancer patients, religious support expression has distinct effects from general emotional support messages, which highlights the need to further theorize ...
However, the potential benefits of support groups for gynecologic cancer has received scant attention [[11], [12], [13]]. One online synchronous intervention delivering supportive-expressed group therapy to breast cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction showed that eight sessions led to significant ...
Participation in internet-based support groups has been associated with reductions in social isolation, depression, and cancer-related trauma, and increased feelings of personal empowerment and self-esteem [62,64-70]. Such outcomes have, for example, been demonstrated in a Canada-wide initiative, ...
Van Uden-Kraan, C.F., et al.: Empowering processes and outcomes of participation in online support groups for patients with breast cancer, arthritis, or fibromyalgia. Qual. Health Res. 18(3), 405–417 (2008) Article Google Scholar Horrell, L.N., et al.: Attracting users to online hea...
This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes the role and challenges of caring for a loved one with cancer. Comment & Response Pathways to Sustainable GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Off-Ramping Shaminie J. Athinarayanan, PhD; Caroline G. P. Roberts, MD Abstract Full Text JAMA Intern Med. ...
(Medical Xpress)—About one in eight American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime – more than 200,000 this year alone. A simple blood test can determine if a woman faces increased risk due to genetic mutations, yet decisions about whether to get the test and wha...