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Q In patients 18–65 years of age with cancer and psychological distress, is problem solving therapy (PST) effective for improving quality of life and reducing measures of pyschological stress.
Clinical impact ratings Mental health ★★★★☆☆☆ Oncology ★★★★★☆☆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
Unclear allocation concealment.*
Blinding:
blinded (outcome assessors).*
Follow up period:
1 year.
Setting:
2 hospitals in Pennsylvania, USA.
Patients:
150 patients 18–65 years of age with cancer and psychological distress who were able to identify a significant other (SO) person willing to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria included a known psychiatric disturbance before a diagnosis of cancer and mental retardation.
Intervention:
50 patients each were allocated to PST for the patient alone (PSTA), PST for the patient and a SO person (PSTSO), or waiting list control (WLC). …
Footnotes
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↵* See glossary.
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For correspondence: Dr A M Nezu, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. art.nezuverizon.net
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Source of funding: National Cancer Institute.