Telephone Therapy May Reduce Fatigue, Improve Mood and Cognition in Breast Cancer Survivors: Study
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A study demonstrates the effectiveness of telephone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in reducing fatigue's interference with functioning and improving the quality of life for survivors of metastatic breast cancer. The findings are published in journal of clinical oncology.
Researchers also found that the remote acceptance and commitment therapy intervention has shown evidence of feasibility and promise in reducing sleep interference with functioning of the patients. Cancer-related fatigue is often exacerbated by the physiological consequences of inadequate sleep.
During the clinical trial, 250 survivors living with metastatic breast cancer were randomly assigned to six weekly telephone sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy or education/support. The results of the telephone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy intervention suggest that brief remote conversations with a therapist help encourage the survivors to practice mindfulness in their daily lives, which leads to reduced fatigue interference with functioning.
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