An Overview of Psychological Interventions on Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

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https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.1.616.89

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Psychological intervention, Psychotherapy, Breast cancer, Breast neoplasm, Systematic review.

Abstract

Introduction: Psychological morbidities are common in breast cancer patients. Clinical
conditions like depression, cognitive alterations, anxiety, distress, fear of cancer, sleep disorders,
and fatigue may persist in cancer survivors. Therefore, psychological interventions
are an essential treatment for breast cancer.
Objective: To identify psychological interventions and psychological outcomes for women
with breast cancer.
Methods: Five databases were searched: EMBASE, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE (Ovid), CENTRAL
(Ovid) y PsycINFO (APA PsyNET), from Jan 2014 to Jun 4th, 2018. Two authors reviewed all
title articles and abstracts in databases and selected potentially eligible studies. A narrative
synthesis of results was used due to the heterogeneity in randomized controlled trials,
population characteristics, psychotherapies applied, outcomes, and timing of assessments.
Results: This overview included 14 randomized controlled trials which comprise 1914 participants
(included non-metastatic and metastatic), across 21 articles. The most common
psychological interventions were cognitive-behavioral based. The principal psychological
outcomes assessed were depression, quality of life, fatigue, and anxiety.
Conclusion: Results from this review are useful to clarify an overview of intervention in
psychological morbidities in breast cancer. Comorbidities vary, contribute costs to patients,
and there is insufficient empirical evidence about psychotherapies to resolve all psychological
morbidities in breast cancer patients.

Author Biographies

  • Jasmin Bonilla Santos, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia

    Profesora Asociada-Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Neiva

  • Rodrigo Alberto González Montealegre, Universidad Surcolombiana-Colombia

    Research Assistant. Universidad Surcolombiana-Colombia

  • Alfredis González Hernández, Universidad Surcolombiana-Colombia

    Full Professor. Universidad Surcolombiana-Colombia.

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Published

2022-05-03

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NARRATIVE REVIEW

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An Overview of Psychological Interventions on Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. (2022). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 38(1), 278-298. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.1.616.89

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