Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for Fear of Recurrence in Ovarian Cancer Survivors (FROCS): a single-arm, open-label, pilot study

• Published in: Supportive care in cancer Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 2317 - 2325
• Main Authors: Cohen, Paul A., Musiello, Toni, Jeffares, Stephanie, Bennett, Kellie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anxiety; Australia; Cancer; Cancer Survivors; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Cognitive therapy; Depression, Mental; Diseases; Fear; Fear & phobias; Female; Humans; Labels; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mindfulness; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Nursing; Nursing Research; Oncology; Oncology, Experimental; Original Article; Ovarian cancer; Pain Medicine; Pilot Projects; Rehabilitation Medicine; Relapse; Survivor; Womens health; Australia; Supportive care; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; Fear of recurrence; Ovarian cancer

Objective Fear of recurrence is common following treatment for cancer. Our aim was to assess the feasibility of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to treat fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in ovarian cancer survivors. Methods Investigator initiated, single-arm, open-label, pilot study. Women...