Developing and Evaluating the Efficacy and Feasibility of Delivering a Psychoeducational Individual Intervention to Women with Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Two Phase Study
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description: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychosocial needs of women with ovarian cancer treated at Baylor University Medical Center Sammons Cancer Center, and to design and evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an individual psychoeducational intervention on reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychosocial adjustment to illness. Secondary aims included identifying the barriers to accessing group support services as well as identifying a mechanism to address those barriers. METHOD: This study was conducted in two phases. Phase I consisted of a psychosocial needs assessment (n = 15) to determine the appropriate elements necessary for inclusion in an individual intervention. Perceived barriers to participation in psychosocial services, including group support, were also assessed. The outcome of the needs assessment combined with an extensive literature review was used to develop the Phase II intervention. In Phase II, participants (n = 30) were recruited from the gynecologic oncology practice at Baylor Sammons Cancer Center. Participants were randomized to intervention (n = 15) vs. control (n=15) groups. Intervention sessions lasted 60 minutes and were conducted weekly over a period of 8 weeks. Sessions consisted of a combination of education and psychosocial support. Growth modeling was used to evaluate variation in within-individual rate of change in outcome measures during the treatment (weeks 1-8) and followup (weeks 16-48) periods of the study. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to evaluate average group differences in outcome measures during the treatment and follow-up periods of the study. RESULTS: No main effects of time, group, age, or education were observed with regard to rate of change of psychosocial adjustment to illness during the treatment period of the study using growth modeling. However, during the follow-up period of the study, time and group were significant predictors of within-individual variation in rate of change in psyc…
abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychosocial needs of women with ovarian cancer treated at Baylor University Medical Center Sammons Cancer Center, and to design and evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an individual psychoeducational intervention on reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychosocial adjustment to illness. Secondary aims included identifying the barriers to accessing group support services as well as identifying a mechanism to address those barriers. METHOD: This study was conducted in two phases. Phase I consisted of a psychosocial needs assessment (n = 15) to determine the appropriate elements necessary for inclusion in an individual intervention. Perceived barriers to participation in psychosocial services, including group support, were also assessed. The outcome of the needs assessment combined with an extensive literature review was used to develop the Phase II intervention. In Phase II, participants (n = 30) were recruited from the gynecologic oncology practice at Baylor Sammons Cancer Center. Participants were randomized to intervention (n = 15) vs. control (n=15) groups. Intervention sessions lasted 60 minutes and were conducted weekly over a period of 8 weeks. Sessions consisted of a combination of education and psychosocial support. Growth modeling was used to evaluate variation in within-individual rate of change in outcome measures during the treatment (weeks 1-8) and followup (weeks 16-48) periods of the study. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to evaluate average group differences in outcome measures during the treatment and follow-up periods of the study. RESULTS: No main effects of time, group, age, or education were observed with regard to rate of change of psychosocial adjustment to illness during the treatment period of the study using growth modeling. However, during the follow-up period of the study, time and group were significant predictors of within-individual variation in rate of change in psyc…
author: Doyle, Kimberly Cecile
language: en
keywords: Depressive Disorder, Patient Care, Ovarian Neoplasms
date published: 2010-07-12T19:02:23Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T05:52:34Z
provider: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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