Journal article
Project Genesis: Assessing the Efficacy of Problem-Solving Therapy for Distressed Adult Cancer Patients
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.71(6), pp.1036-1048
Dec 2003
PMID: 14622079
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Abstract
The efficacy of problem-solving therapy (PST) to reduce psychological distress was assessed among a sample of 132 adult cancer patients. A second condition provided PST for both the patient and a significant other. At posttreatment, all participants receiving PST fared significantly better than waiting list control patients. Further, improvements in problem solving were found to correlate significantly with improvements in psychological distress and overall quality of life. No differences in symptom reduction were identified between the 2 treatment protocols. At a 6-month follow-up, however, patients who received PST along with their significant other reported lower levels of psychological distress as compared with members of the PST-alone condition on approximately half of the outcome measures. These effects were further maintained 1-year posttreatment.
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- Title
- Project Genesis
- Creators
- Arthur M Nezu - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityChristine Maguth Nezu - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityStephanie H Felgoise - Department of Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineKelly S McClure - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPeter S Houts - Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.71(6), pp.1036-1048
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychology
- Identifiers
- 991014878281804721
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