Explaining retrospective reports of symptoms in patients undergoing chemotherapy: anxiety, initial symptom experience, and posttreatment symptoms

Article Abstract:

This article examines the relationship between trait anxiety in cancer patients and their reports of symptoms from chemotherapy. Findings indicate that anxiety is significantly associated with the retrospective reporting of psychophysiological symptoms due to improved encoding and recall of related experiences.

Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Complications and side effects, Anxiety, Chemotherapy, Attention (Psychology), Symptomatology, Signs and symptoms, Attention, Recall, Recall (Law)

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Conceptualization of disease timeline predicts post treatment distress in breast cancer patients

Article Abstract:

Cancer patients were assessed before and after termination of treatment to determine the predictors of post treatment distress. Patients' conceptualization of their illness has greater influence in determining levels of post treatment distress than objective indicators of the possibility of recurrence.

HEALTH SERVICES, Ambulatory Health Care Services, Therapeutic Procedures, Analysis, Therapeutics, Influence

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A randomized trial of a representational intervention to decrease cancer pain (RIDcancerPain)

Article Abstract:

The effectiveness of a representational intervention to decrease cancer pain (RIDcancerPain), which is formed on theories for cognitive representations of illness and conceptual change processes, is evaluated. Results showed that patients under RIDcancerPain demonstrated greater decreases in pain than those who are not. The need to strengthen RIDcancerPain is also discussed.

Care and treatment, Cancer pain, Clinical report

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