Samarel N, Fawcett J, Tulman L
Department of Nursing, William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne 07470, USA.
Res Nurs Health. 1997 Feb;20(1):15-26. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199702)20:1<15::aid-nur3>3.0.co;2-x.
The effects of 8-week cancer support groups (CSGs) with and without coaching on adaptation were tested in a sample of 181 women with newly diagnosed early stage breast cancer. CSG participation with coaching resulted in higher quality of relationship with significant other at CSG conclusion; this effect was not sustained 8 weeks later. CSG participation had no effect on symptom distress, emotional distress, or functional status. On average, symptom distress was low, emotional distress was moderate, and functional status was relatively high. Independent of CSGs, symptom distress decreased and functional status increased over time from entry into the study to 16 weeks later. Further research is needed to determine the optimal starting time and length for CSGs.
在181名新诊断为早期乳腺癌的女性样本中，测试了为期8周的有或没有辅导的癌症支持小组（CSG）对适应情况的影响。参加有辅导的CSG在小组结束时与重要他人的关系质量更高；但8周后这种效果没有持续。参加CSG对症状困扰、情绪困扰或功能状态没有影响。平均而言，症状困扰较低，情绪困扰中等，功能状态相对较高。与CSG无关，从进入研究到16周后，症状困扰随着时间的推移而减少，功能状态则有所增加。需要进一步研究以确定CSG的最佳起始时间和时长。
