Journal article
The practical challenges of recruitment and retention when providing psychotherapy to advanced breast cancer patients
A Boonzaier, A Pollard, M Ftanou, JW Couper, P Schofield, L Mileshkin, M Henderson
Supportive Care in Cancer | SPRINGER | Published : 2010
Abstract
Goals of work: The goal of the present study was to investigate recruitment issues relevant to psychotherapy trials for metastatic cancer patients. First, we undertook a literature review of the psychotherapy intervention research for metastatic cancer patients. Second, we piloted pragmatic recruitment methods for a couples' intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer and their partners. Methods: An extensive literature search was conducted to identify psychotherapy trials involving people with metastatic cancer published in peer-reviewed journals. Study characteristics and recruitment methodologies were examined. In the pilot study, we trialled the recruitment strategies of approac..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Peter MacCallum Foundation and The Pratt Foundation Harnessing Inner Strength initiative. We would like to thank Enza De Pino, Research Assistant, for her work on this project. We wish to acknowledge the support of BreaCan and BCNA in enabling us to advertise and promote our research to their members. Finally, we acknowledge and appreciate the participants in this study for contributing their time.