Preliminary Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial of an Online Psychological Intervention to Reduce Distress in Men Treated for Localised Prostate Cancer

AC Wootten; JAM Abbott; D Meyer; K Chisholm; DW Austin; B Klein; M McCabe; DG Murphy; AJ Costello

Journal article

Preliminary Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial of an Online Psychological Intervention to Reduce Distress in Men Treated for Localised Prostate Cancer

AC Wootten, JAM Abbott, D Meyer, K Chisholm, DW Austin, B Klein, M McCabe, DG Murphy, AJ Costello

European Urology | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.10.024

Abstract

Background Prostate cancer (PCa) poses many emotional and physical challenges for men following treatment. The unmet support needs of these men are well documented, and access to psychosocial support remains problematic. Objectives To assess the efficacy of an online psychological intervention for men who have localised PCa. Design, setting, and participants We undertook a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the intervention. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: My Road Ahead (MRA) alone (MRA Only), MRA plus access to an online forum (MRA + Forum), and access to the forum alone (Forum). Intervention The intervention was a 10-week self-guided online psychologic..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Katherine Chisholm Author

Declan Murphy Author

Anthony Costello Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This project was funded by a joint grant from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue, with funding also provided by Movember. The sponsors were involved in the design and conduct of the study and reviewed the manuscript.