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Helping patients to cope with cancer: A randomized, single-blind clinical ‘trial’ of relaxation training (ReT)
Second Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Psychosocial Oncology 4. RELPING
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SIRGLH3LIRD CLIRICAL 'TRIAL'GF RELAXATIGRTRAINING(ReTJ Ross Hall Hospital, 221 Crook&m Road, S Rindemnn, MI Glasgw 653. El SOUKOP, Dept. of Med. Oncoloply, Royal Inf. Glasgow63. S Kaye, Reatson&~ology Centre,Glasgow. growing awweness awng all who are concerned and care of cancer patients,of uith clinicalvt evaluate appropriate and objectively the need to potentiallyeffectivemthods of psychosocialsupport. In a study previouslycarriedout by the authors,a saWe of newly-referredcancer patientsuere randoltxed,either to M erpetilantal group in which they receivedinstruction in ReT, or to a controlgroup receivingno such training: OdYO~ReT sessions,Rich combinedtrainingin progressive together vlth a lightly-induced muscle relaxation,iPUR) hyposis for ego-strengthening, took place at mll-defined intervals throughoutthe period of study, i.e, 12 weeks. Assessmentof and comparisonsbetween the two groups mre ride, at the time of initialreferral,at 6 and 12 ueeks. This task URIS achieved via the corlpletionof both validatedand fat the time> utwalidated uin-houseaselfreport scales of anxiety,depression,"psychicwwell-being and psychiatric morbidity. LorJler anxiety scores were noted ammg both pale and femle members of the ReT group at 6 uwks and 12 weeks
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PATzfiNTs
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COPE
WITH CANCER:
A
RARDiHtzGD,
SIRGLH3LIRD CLIRICAL 'TRIAL'GF RELAXATIGRTRAINING(ReTJ Ross Hall Hospital, 221 Crook&m Road, S Rindemnn, MI Glasgw 653. El SOUKOP, Dept. of Med. Oncoloply, Royal Inf. Glasgow63. S Kaye, Reatson&~ology Centre,Glasgow. growing awweness awng all who are concerned and care of cancer patients,of uith clinicalvt evaluate appropriate and objectively the need to potentiallyeffectivemthods of psychosocialsupport. In a study previouslycarriedout by the authors,a saWe of newly-referredcancer patientsuere randoltxed,either to M erpetilantal group in which they receivedinstruction in ReT, or to a controlgroup receivingno such training: OdYO~ReT sessions,Rich combinedtrainingin progressive together vlth a lightly-induced muscle relaxation,iPUR) hyposis for ego-strengthening, took place at mll-defined intervals throughoutthe period of study, i.e, 12 weeks. Assessmentof and comparisonsbetween the two groups mre ride, at the time of initialreferral,at 6 and 12 ueeks. This task URIS achieved via the corlpletionof both validatedand fat the time> utwalidated uin-houseaselfreport scales of anxiety,depression,"psychicwwell-being and psychiatric morbidity. LorJler anxiety scores were noted ammg both pale and femle members of the ReT group at 6 uwks and 12 weeks
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