TY - JOUR
T1 - The Potential Role of Peer Support Interventions in Treating Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Patients
AU - Yoshikawa, Eisho
AU - Fujisawa, Daisuke
AU - Hisamura, Kazuho
AU - Murakami, Yoshie
AU - Okuyama, Toru
AU - Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements: The authors extend special thanks to the JPOS Practice Guideline of Psychological Distress in Cancer Development Group for their support in the preparation of this article. This work was partly supported by MHLW Grant Number 20EA1012.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Depressive symptoms are prevalent in cancer patients and are one of the most distressing symptoms in this population. Although mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists are now engaged in cancer care, the management of depressive symptoms in cancer patients needs further improvement. Peer support interventions (PSIs) in cancer care have attracted substantial attention and have several advantages over support by medical professionals, potentially improving depressive symptoms in cancer patients. However, there may be some potential risks. Several strategies using PSIs have been developed to improve depressive symptoms and have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials. The strategies include education on stress management skills, promoting emotional support, counseling on specific topics that are difficult to discuss with others, helping patients navigate the use of resources, and promoting health-related behaviors to decrease depressive symptoms. In this paper, we present recent findings on PSIs in cancer, focusing on randomized controlled trials.
AB - Depressive symptoms are prevalent in cancer patients and are one of the most distressing symptoms in this population. Although mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists are now engaged in cancer care, the management of depressive symptoms in cancer patients needs further improvement. Peer support interventions (PSIs) in cancer care have attracted substantial attention and have several advantages over support by medical professionals, potentially improving depressive symptoms in cancer patients. However, there may be some potential risks. Several strategies using PSIs have been developed to improve depressive symptoms and have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials. The strategies include education on stress management skills, promoting emotional support, counseling on specific topics that are difficult to discuss with others, helping patients navigate the use of resources, and promoting health-related behaviors to decrease depressive symptoms. In this paper, we present recent findings on PSIs in cancer, focusing on randomized controlled trials.
KW - Cancer
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Peer
KW - Peer support
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U2 - 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2022_89-117
DO - 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2022_89-117
M3 - Article
C2 - 34840208
AN - SCOPUS:85126370502
SN - 1345-4676
VL - 89
SP - 16
EP - 23
JO - Journal of Nippon Medical School
JF - Journal of Nippon Medical School
IS - 1
ER -
