Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient-Controlled Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for the Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Disturbance Symptom Cluster in Cancer

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 810 - 822
• Main Authors: Kwekkeboom, Kristine L., Abbott-Anderson, Kristen, Cherwin, Catherine, Roiland, Rachel, Serlin, Ronald C., Ward, Sandra E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anesthesia & Perioperative Care; Biological and medical sciences; Cancer; Chronic Pain - diagnosis; Chronic Pain - rehabilitation; cognitive behavior therapy; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes; Fatigue; Fatigue - diagnosis; Fatigue - rehabilitation; Female; guided imagery; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Pain; Pain Measurement; Pain Medicine; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; relaxation therapy; Self Care - methods; Severity; sleep; Sleep problems; Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis; Sleep Wake Disorders - rehabilitation; Symptoms; Syndrome; Treatment Outcome; United States > US; sleep; symptoms; fatigue; pain; cognitive behavior therapy; guided imagery; relaxation therapy; Cancer; Human; Nervous system diseases; Cognitive therapy; Sleep disorder; Fatigue; Cluster; Malignant tumor; Imagery; Randomized controlled trial; Guidance; Relaxation; Symptomatology; Pain; Sleep; Treatment; Behavior therapy; Sleep wake cycle; Neurological disorder

Pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance commonly co-occur in patients receiving treatment for advanced cancer. A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess initial efficacy of a patient-controlled cognitive-behavioral (CB) intervention for the pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance symptom...