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Illustrating the Multi-Faceted Dimensions of Group Therapy and Support for Cancer Patients

In cancer support groups, choice of therapy model, leadership style, and format can impact patients’ experiences and outcomes. Methodologies that illustrate the complexity of patients’ group experiences might aid in choosing group style, or testing therapeutic mechanisms. We used this naturalistic s...

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Autores principales: Giese-Davis, Janine, Brandelli, Yvonne, Kronenwetter, Carol, Golant, Mitch, Cordova, Matthew, Twirbutt, Suzanne, Chang, Vickie, Kraemer, Helena C., Spiegel, David
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Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27490581
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4030048
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author Giese-Davis, Janine
Brandelli, Yvonne
Kronenwetter, Carol
Golant, Mitch
Cordova, Matthew
Twirbutt, Suzanne
Chang, Vickie
Kraemer, Helena C.
Spiegel, David
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Brandelli, Yvonne
Kronenwetter, Carol
Golant, Mitch
Cordova, Matthew
Twirbutt, Suzanne
Chang, Vickie
Kraemer, Helena C.
Spiegel, David
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description In cancer support groups, choice of therapy model, leadership style, and format can impact patients’ experiences and outcomes. Methodologies that illustrate the complexity of patients’ group experiences might aid in choosing group style, or testing therapeutic mechanisms. We used this naturalistic study as a beginning step to explore methods for comparing cancer group contexts by first modifying a group-experience survey to be cancer-specific (Group Experience Questionnaire (GEQ)). Hypothesizing that therapist-led (TL) would differ from non-therapist-led (NTL), we explored the GEQ’s multiple dimensions. A total of 292 patients attending three types of groups completed it: 2 TL groups differing in therapy style ((1) Supportive-Expressive (SET); (2) The Wellness Community (TWC/CSC)); (3) a NTL group. Participants rated the importance of “Expressing True Feelings” and “Discussing Sexual Concerns” higher in TL than NTL groups and “Discussing Sexual Concerns” higher in SET than other groups. They rated “Developing a New Attitude” higher in TWC/CSC compared to NTL. In addition, we depict the constellation of group qualities using radar-charts to assist visualization. These charts facilitate a quick look at a therapy model’s strengths and weaknesses. Using a measure like the GEQ and this visualization technique could enable health-service decision making about choice of therapy model to offer.
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spelling pubmed-50410492016-10-05 Illustrating the Multi-Faceted Dimensions of Group Therapy and Support for Cancer Patients Giese-Davis, Janine Brandelli, Yvonne Kronenwetter, Carol Golant, Mitch Cordova, Matthew Twirbutt, Suzanne Chang, Vickie Kraemer, Helena C. Spiegel, David Healthcare (Basel) Article In cancer support groups, choice of therapy model, leadership style, and format can impact patients’ experiences and outcomes. Methodologies that illustrate the complexity of patients’ group experiences might aid in choosing group style, or testing therapeutic mechanisms. We used this naturalistic study as a beginning step to explore methods for comparing cancer group contexts by first modifying a group-experience survey to be cancer-specific (Group Experience Questionnaire (GEQ)). Hypothesizing that therapist-led (TL) would differ from non-therapist-led (NTL), we explored the GEQ’s multiple dimensions. A total of 292 patients attending three types of groups completed it: 2 TL groups differing in therapy style ((1) Supportive-Expressive (SET); (2) The Wellness Community (TWC/CSC)); (3) a NTL group. Participants rated the importance of “Expressing True Feelings” and “Discussing Sexual Concerns” higher in TL than NTL groups and “Discussing Sexual Concerns” higher in SET than other groups. They rated “Developing a New Attitude” higher in TWC/CSC compared to NTL. In addition, we depict the constellation of group qualities using radar-charts to assist visualization. These charts facilitate a quick look at a therapy model’s strengths and weaknesses. Using a measure like the GEQ and this visualization technique could enable health-service decision making about choice of therapy model to offer. MDPI 2016-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5041049/ /pubmed/27490581 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4030048 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Spiegel, David
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