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View article: Communication and support of patients and caregivers in chronic cancer care: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline
Communication and support of patients and caregivers in chronic cancer care: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline Open
View article: P2-2 Communicating with patients experiencing existential threat
P2-2 Communicating with patients experiencing existential threat Open
In Europe and the USA, expectations for how cancer doctors should communicate with patients are shaped by three linked assumptions: (i) Doctors should respect patients' autonomy by providing detailed information and choice around treatmen…
View article: Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients’ Accounts of Their Emotional Distress and Psychological Needs: A Qualitative Study
Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients’ Accounts of Their Emotional Distress and Psychological Needs: A Qualitative Study Open
Background Psychological distress is prevalent among patients with cardiovascular disease and is linked to increased risk of future cardiac events. Cardiac rehabilitation ( CR ) is widely recommended for treating psychological distress but…
View article: Qualitative Evaluation of Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Metacognitive Therapy: A New Perspective on Psychotherapy in Cancer Care
Qualitative Evaluation of Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Metacognitive Therapy: A New Perspective on Psychotherapy in Cancer Care Open
The complexity of emotional distress in cancer survivors can potentially be addressed using a transdiagnostic model which focuses on the psychological processes which maintain distress.
View article: Warranting the decision-maker, not the decision: How healthcare practitioners evaluate the legitimacy of patients’ unprompted requests for risk-reducing mastectomy
Warranting the decision-maker, not the decision: How healthcare practitioners evaluate the legitimacy of patients’ unprompted requests for risk-reducing mastectomy Open
Argumentation theory proposes an ethically robust and clinically practicable approach, whereby practitioners elicit, examine and, where appropriate, challenge arguments underpinning patients' decisions.
View article: Brief Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors
Brief Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors Open
Background: Adult cancer survivors often experience substantial psychological morbidity following the completion of acute cancer treatment. Unfortunately, current psychological interventions are of limited efficacy. This study explo…
View article: Qualitative Analysis of Emotional Distress in Cardiac Patients From the Perspectives of Cognitive Behavioral and Metacognitive Theories: Why Might Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Have Limited Benefit, and Might Metacognitive Therapy Be More Effective?
Qualitative Analysis of Emotional Distress in Cardiac Patients From the Perspectives of Cognitive Behavioral and Metacognitive Theories: Why Might Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Have Limited Benefit, and Might Metacognitive Therapy Be More Effective? Open
Introduction: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alleviates emotional distress in mental health settings, but has only modest effects in cardiac patients. Metacognitive therapy (MCT) also alleviates depression and anxiety in mental …
View article: Reconciling the theory and reality of shared decision‐making: A “matching” approach to practitioner leadership
Reconciling the theory and reality of shared decision‐making: A “matching” approach to practitioner leadership Open
Shared decision making ( SDM ) evolved to resolve tension between patients’ entitlement to make health‐care decisions and practitioners’ responsibility to protect patients’ interests. Implicitly assuming that patients are willing and able …
View article: Reflections on a Health Psychology Service for Patients with Uveal Melanoma: The Challenge of Psychological Screening and Intervention When Distress is ‘Normal’
Reflections on a Health Psychology Service for Patients with Uveal Melanoma: The Challenge of Psychological Screening and Intervention When Distress is ‘Normal’ Open
We appraise the role of screening for distress as part of health psychology assessment of patients newly diagnosed with cancer. We reviewed records of consecutive patients who accepted a health psychologist's assessment over 4 years, exami…
View article: Training in communication of oncology clinicians: a position paper based on the third consensus meeting among European experts in 2018
Training in communication of oncology clinicians: a position paper based on the third consensus meeting among European experts in 2018 Open
This third European consensus meeting defines key elements for the development of a next generation of communication training for oncology clinicians.
View article: The association of metacognitive beliefs with emotional distress and trauma symptoms in adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer
The association of metacognitive beliefs with emotional distress and trauma symptoms in adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer Open
Metacognitive beliefs explained an additional 50% and 41% of the variance in emotional distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively, after controlling for known covariate effects, including current physical health difficulties.…
View article: Improving the effectiveness of psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in the cardiac rehabilitation pathway using group-based metacognitive therapy (PATHWAY Group MCT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Improving the effectiveness of psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in the cardiac rehabilitation pathway using group-based metacognitive therapy (PATHWAY Group MCT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
View article: Predictors of emotional distress a year or more after diagnosis of cancer: A systematic review of the literature
Predictors of emotional distress a year or more after diagnosis of cancer: A systematic review of the literature Open
Objective Why some people recover emotionally after diagnosis and treatment of cancer and others do not is poorly understood. To identify factors around the time of diagnosis that predict longer‐term distress is a necessary step in develop…
View article: CHOICE: Choosing Health Options In Chronic Care Emergencies
CHOICE: Choosing Health Options In Chronic Care Emergencies Open
Background Over 70% of the health-care budget in England is spent on the care of people with long-term conditions (LTCs), and a major cost component is unscheduled health care. Psychological morbidity is high in people with LTCs and is ass…
View article: Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Case Series
Metacognitive Therapy for Emotional Distress in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Case Series Open
View article: Qualitative analysis of how patients decide that they want risk-reducing mastectomy, and the implications for surgeons in responding to emotionally-motivated patient requests
Qualitative analysis of how patients decide that they want risk-reducing mastectomy, and the implications for surgeons in responding to emotionally-motivated patient requests Open
Patients seeking RRM were motivated by fear of BC, and the need to avoid potential regret for not doing all they could to prevent it. We suggest that choices such as that for RRM, which are made emotionally, can be respected as autonomous …
View article: When trust is threatened: Qualitative study of parents' perspectives on problematic clinical relationships in child cancer care
When trust is threatened: Qualitative study of parents' perspectives on problematic clinical relationships in child cancer care Open
Given the complexity of childhood cancer care, problems with clinical care are inevitable. By engaging in containment work, parents met their needs to feel secure in the face of these problems, but the extent to which parents should have t…
View article: A new paradigm for clinical communication: critical review of literature in cancer care
A new paradigm for clinical communication: critical review of literature in cancer care Open
Objectives To: (i) identify key assumptions of the scientific ‘paradigm’ that shapes clinical communication research and education in cancer care; (ii) show that, as general rules, these do not match patients’ own priorities for communicat…
View article: How do women at increased breast cancer risk perceive and decide between risks of cancer and risk-reducing treatments? A synthesis of qualitative research
How do women at increased breast cancer risk perceive and decide between risks of cancer and risk-reducing treatments? A synthesis of qualitative research Open
Objective: Risk‐reducing procedures can be offered to people at increased cancer risk, but many procedures can have iatrogenic effects. People therefore need to weigh risks associated with both cancer and the risk‐reduction procedure in th…
View article: A descriptive survey of cancer helplines in the United Kingdom: Who they are, the services offered, and the accessibility of those services
A descriptive survey of cancer helplines in the United Kingdom: Who they are, the services offered, and the accessibility of those services Open
Background There are more than 1500 UK health helplines in operation, yet we have scant knowledge about the resources in place to support the seeking and delivering of cancer‐related telephone help and support. This research aimed to ident…
View article: Towards understanding problems in the parent-practitioner relationship when a child has cancer: meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature
Towards understanding problems in the parent-practitioner relationship when a child has cancer: meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature Open
The current literature gives little attention to how interpersonal problems with practitioners may reflect the emotional needs of parents. Understanding these problems as an expression of the distress and fear parents experienced because o…
View article: Two-year patient-reported outcomes following treatment of uveal melanoma
Two-year patient-reported outcomes following treatment of uveal melanoma Open