Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management for Prostate Cancer Recovery Facilitator Guide

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management for Prostate Cancer Recovery Facilitator Guide
Author: Frank J. Penedo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008-03-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019045069X

Men treated for localized prostate cancer have an excellent medical prognosis, but may have difficulty readjusting to life after surgery as a result of treatment related side effects. Changes in physical functioning and ongoing PSA monitoring due to the possibility of recurrence may bring added stress. Effective stress management is a key factor in increasing quality of life in this population and may play a role in maintaining overall health. Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) and relaxation training constitute the two components of this comprehensive program. Each session provides participants with stress management skills, including cognitive restructuring, coping strategies, and social support. Participants practice a variety of relaxation methods, such as progressive muscle relaxation, imagery, and meditation. Relevant issues for men having had prostate cancer, such as sexuality and communication, are also addressed. This guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the corresponding workbook, which includes in-session exercises, monitoring forms, and homework assignments. Group meetings combined with home practice facilitate the application of effective stress management and relaxation techniques to the everyday lives of participants. Together, the guide and workbook include all the material and information needed to successfully implement this program. TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management for Prostate Cancer Recovery Workbook

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management for Prostate Cancer Recovery Workbook
Author: Frank J Penedo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2008-03-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0199714223

After surgery for localized prostate cancer, you may find that treatment related side effects may lead to some difficulty readjusting to everyday life. You may notice an increase in your stress levels or experience problems in your relationships. Even though you may be physically healthy, you may need to work on improving your quality of life. Effective stress management may also help maintain your overall health. In this group program, you will learn skills to effectively manage your stress. These skills can be used to cope with stressful situations related to having had prostate cancer or with any other situation that may cause stress. You will address issues such as dealing with physical changes or communicating with your partner. Each group meeting also includes training in a relaxation method in order to help you reduce tension and stress. By the end of the program, you will have a variety of techniques to choose from. This workbook comes complete with homework exercises and monitoring forms to help you apply your new stress management skills. It also includes instructions for relaxation practice that will remain useful long after you've completed the program. Used in conjunction with the group program described in the corresponding facilitator guide, this workbook will help you better your life. TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management

Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management
Author: Michael H. Antoni
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2007-09-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190450029

Living with HIV can be stressful, which can affect both your emotional and physical well-being. You may feel a loss of control over your life, socially isolated, or anxious and depressed. Studies have shown that prolonged stress can negatively impact the immune system, making it less effective in fighting illness. If you are concerned about the impact stress has on your life and on your health, this book can help you learn to relax and manage stress more effectively. This book presents a group treatment program that has been scientifically proven to reduce stress in individuals living with HIV. Written by the developers of this groundbreaking program, this workbook is based on the principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM). You will learn a variety of relaxation techniques, all designed to help you reduce tension and stress. As you become more aware of stress and its effects, stress management skills will increase your ability to cope. This workbook comes complete with user-friendly monitoring forms and homework exercises designed to help reinforce the skills learned in group. It also includes instructions for relaxation practice that will remain useful long after you've completed the program. Used in conjunction with the group program described in the corresponding facilitator guide, this workbook will help you successfully manage stress and lead a more healthy life. TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)

Cross-domain Latent Growth Modeling of Sexuality, Social Support, and Quality of Life in Men After Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Cross-domain Latent Growth Modeling of Sexuality, Social Support, and Quality of Life in Men After Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Author: Catherine Benedict
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013
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Treatment for prostate cancer (PC) often leads to sexual side effects that impact patients, partners, and relationship functioning. Research has focused on the direct effects of sexual dysfunction (i.e., physiologic impairment) on quality of life (QOL); empirical evaluation of psychological and relational domains of sexuality is limited. Psychosocial adjustment to sexual dysfunction (i.e., sexual adjustment) may be one mechanism by which post-treatment sexual side effects impact QOL. Furthermore, the extent to which men perceive their partners as being (un)supportive may affect sexual adjustment processes and QOL. It is unknown how changes in sexual adjustment, partner-specific social support, and QOL are related. The current study used latent growth modeling (LGM) to explore the effects of a cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on sexual adjustment, perceptions of partner-specific social support, and general QOL. After testing main effects, cross-domain LGMs were used to explore whether trajectories of sexual adjustment, social support, and QOL were related over time. The CBSM intervention was associated with significant improvements in QOL over a 12-month follow-up period. Among men treated with radical prostatectomy, intervention-related improvements in psychological adjustment to sexual dysfunction were observed at the trend level. There were no intervention effects on partner-specific social support. Evaluation of cross-domain relationships indicated that domains of psychological and relationship adjustment to sexual dysfunction, positive aspects of partner-specific social support, and QOL were related at baseline and improvements in psychological adjustment to sexual dysfunction and QOL were also related over time. This study contributes to a limited amount of empirical research that has evaluated the effects of PC treatment on psychosocial domains of sexuality and suggests that the degree to which men are able to psychologically adjust to sexual side effects may be related to long-term changed in QOL. Psychosocial interventions should be designed to target psychosocial adjustment processes in patients who may be at increased risk for experiencing difficulties related to their sexual side effects.

The Role of Androgen Deprivation Therapy

The Role of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Author: Kelly Maree Chipperfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN:

Depression, anxiety and cognitive dysfunction are common complaints in men with prostate cancer (PCa) receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Consequently, the quality of life (QoL) of these men is often compromised. The positive impact of physical activity (PA) interventions on psychosocial wellbeing in men with PCa has been demonstrated in several studies. Therefore, the overarching objectives of the present study were: to describe the PA behaviour of patients with PCa; to evaluate the effects of ADT on depression, anxiety, cognitive function and QoL in men with PCa; and to examine the relationship between meeting the National Physical Activity Guidelines of Australia (NPAGA) and the presence and severity of physical and psychological side effects of ADT. A cross-sectional study was conducted during 2010 and 2011, with data collected from 377 men with PCa (mean age = 67.6 years). The measures used were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Prostate (FACT-P); the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Cognitive (FACT-Cog); and socio-demographic items. Inclusion criteria were men aged 40 to 80 years, English speaking who had undergone radiotherapy (RT) between 9 and 30 months prior to the survey. Participants were categorised into four groups based on the treatment they had received at the time of survey completion. These were RT only (n = 174); RT + 6 months ADT (n = 100); RT + 2.5 years ADT (n = 77); and RT + ADT indefinitely (n = 26). Less than half of participants were meeting NPAGA (41.9%) and men treated with ADT were significantly less active in comparison to those treated with RT only. Logistic regression analyses indicated that the likelihood of meeting NPAGA significantly decreased with increases in depressive symptoms and lower levels of education. ADT use was associated with poorer QoL, depression, anxiety and cognitive dysfunction compared to those receiving RT only and long-term ADT use appeared to exacerbate these outcomes. Those meeting NPAGA had significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety and improved QoL compared to those not meeting NPAGA. Logistic regression analysis results revealed the odds of clinically significant depression and anxiety scores, increased with younger age and comorbid conditions. Not meeting NPAGA increased the likelihood of caseness for depression. Multiple regression analysis results revealed that comorbid conditions and treatment category predicted poorer QoL, while meeting NPAGA positively predicted QoL. Multiple regression analysis results indicated that depression was the strongest predictor of cognitive impairment. Anxiety, QoL, age, comorbid conditions, PA and treatment centre were also predictors of poor cognitive function. The use of ADT in the management of men with PCa has a measurable effect on depression and anxiety symptoms, cognitive function and QoL. These findings support the utility of PA in rehabilitation programs for patients with PCa and indicate that meeting NPAGA may improve QoL and psychosocial wellbeing in this population.