"Ariadne's Thread": Psycho-educational Empowerment Intervention for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Breast unit
Empowerment
Intervention
Metastatic breast cancer
Mixed-methods
Needs
Patients
Psycho-oncology
Journal
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
ISSN: 1543-0154
Titre abrégé: J Cancer Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8610343
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 May 2024
29 May 2024
Historique:
accepted:
02
05
2024
medline:
29
5
2024
pubmed:
29
5
2024
entrez:
29
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
"Ariadne's thread" is a psycho-educational intervention designed by the Breast Unit and the Clinical Psychology Unit of an Italian Comprehensive Cancer Center and aims to promote empowerment in patients with metastatic breast cancer. It consists of 8 online meetings led by a psycho-oncologist in which informative sessions by patients' referring physicians alternate with moments of stress management techniques. This study aims to investigate (1) the feasibility of the "Ariadne's thread" pilot intervention and (2) the satisfaction and perceived benefits of the pilot intervention. We used a mixed method approach in which (1) it was detected: the number of acceptance to the single session of the intervention by both patients and professionals, the number of help requests by patients, and the number of change of date requests by professionals; (2) semi-structured interviews were conducted with the professionals who participated in the intervention; (3) 2 focus groups were conducted with patients, and (4) a questionnaire was submitted to each of them. The intervention is sustainable from the perspective of the organization, professionals, and patients. In particular, the patients declared perceiving benefits in many aspects: improved relationships with doctors, acceptance of their illness, learning of a relaxation technique, possibility to look at the world with trust and hope, etc. The questionnaires show an improvement in empowerment and satisfaction as a result of the intervention. "Ariadne's thread" is a psycho-educational intervention that effectively addresses the needs of patients with MBC. It can be applied to other contexts (1) if it has been confirmed that similar needs exist or (2) if it can be modified to accommodate other needs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38809494
doi: 10.1007/s13187-024-02449-2
pii: 10.1007/s13187-024-02449-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to American Association for Cancer Education.
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