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Grant Number: 5R21CA113409-02 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Badger, Terry
Organization: University Of Arizona
Project Title: Telephone Counseling: Men W/Prostate CA & Partners
Fiscal Year: 2007
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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this pilot study is to test a telephone-delivered interpersonal counseling intervention compared to an attentional usual care control on the effects of quality of life (physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being) for 80 men with prostate cancer and their partners. Aim 1 will examine the effectiveness of the telephone interpersonal counseling intervention (TIP-C) compared to an attentional usual care control (UC) with men with prostate cancer and their partners' a) Physical well-being (fatigue, symptom distress and symptom management) b) Psychological well-being (depression, anxiety, and stress), c) Social Well-being (relationship quality) and d) Spiritual Well-Being. Aim 2 will describe the demographic (e.g., age, ethnicity) and social profiles of those individuals (person with cancer and partner) who respond positively to the TIP-C intervention, (e.g.. decreased symptoms of depression, negative affect, stress, anxiety, fatigue, and symptom distress and increased social well-being, symptom management, relationship quality and spiritual well-being). The third aim focuses on feasibility issues (i.e., to resolve any logistical issues of the telephone-delivered interventions). Aim 4 examines relevant methodological issues (i.e., determining the effect size differences for each intervention, dose- response associated with treatment strength, level of adherence needed for the desired outcomes). This study will use a randomized, stratified experimental design with repeated measures to compare the effectiveness of an 8 week TIP-C intervention with an 8-week UC on QOL indicators. About 80 white, non- Hispanic and Hispanic men with prostate cancer and their partners (N=160) will be assigned to either the TIP-C or UC, stratified by stage (IA to IV). Measurement will occur five times: At baseline upon enrollment (T1), after completing three weeks of the interventions (T2), after completing 6 weeks of the interventions (T3), after completing the 8-week interventions (T4) and two months after T4 (T5) for all subjects, regardless of group assignment. Data will be analyzed through descriptive statistics, a series of two-way mixed design ANOVAs and individual regression analyses.

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Publications

Who benefits from a psychosocial counselling versus educational intervention to improve psychological quality of life in prostate cancer survivors?
Authors: Badger TA, Segrin C, Figueredo AJ, Harrington J, Sheppard K, Passalacqua S, Pasvogel A, Bishop M
Source: Psychol Health, 2013;28(3), p. 336-54.
EPub date: 2012 Oct 9.
PMID: 23045995
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R21 CA113409 NCI NIH HHS - R21CA113409

MeSH Terms:
Depression Telephone Humans
Aged Quality of Life Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Counseling Health Education Stress, Psychological
Affect Middle Aged Prostatic Neoplasms
Survivors Male

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Interdependent psychological quality of life in dyads adjusting to prostate cancer.
Authors: Segrin C, Badger TA, Harrington J
Source: Health Psychol, 2012 Jan;31(1), p. 70-9.
EPub date: 2011 Sep 5.
PMID: 21895374
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R21CA113409

MeSH Terms:
Emotions Depression Fatigue
Anxiety Humans Quality of Life
Aged Depressive Disorder Longitudinal Studies
Sexual Partners Anxiety Disorders Middle Aged
Survivors Prostatic Neoplasms Female
Male Spouses

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Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life in prostate cancer survivors and their intimate or family partners.
Authors: Badger TA, Segrin C, Figueredo AJ, Harrington J, Sheppard K, Passalacqua S, Pasvogel A, Bishop M
Source: Qual Life Res, 2011 Aug;20(6), p. 833-44.
EPub date: 2010 Dec 19.
PMID: 21170682
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R21CA113409 NCI NIH HHS - R21 CA113409-02

MeSH Terms:
Anxiety Humans Interpersonal Relations
Aged Quality of Life Counseling
Comorbidity Patient Education as Topic Stress, Psychological
Social Support Affect Middle Aged
Survivors Family Health Prostatic Neoplasms
Male Spouses

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Development and validation of an instrument for rapidly assessing symptoms: the general symptom distress scale.
Authors: Badger TA, Segrin C, Meek P
Source: J Pain Symptom Manage, 2011 Mar;41(3), p. 535-48.
EPub date: 2010 Dec 4.
PMID: 21131168
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R21 CA113409-01A2

MeSH Terms:
Depression Telephone Reproducibility of Results
Humans Health Status Aged
Predictive Value of Tests Psychometrics Socioeconomic Factors
Neoplasms Hispanic Americans Ethnic Groups
Stress, Psychological Adult Affect
Middle Aged Survivors Female
Male

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Psychological distress in different social network members of breast and prostate cancer survivors.
Authors: Segrin C, Badger TA
Source: Res Nurs Health, 2010 Oct;33(5), p. 450-64.
PMID: 20672304
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R21CA113409 NCI NIH HHS - R21 CA113409-02 NINR NIH HHS - R15 NR008001-01A1
NINR NIH HHS - R15NR008001

MeSH Terms:
Regression Analysis Analysis of Variance Nursing Methodology Research
Questionnaires Sex Factors Attitude to Health
Humans Breast Neoplasms Friends
Personal Satisfaction Hispanic Americans European Continental Ancestry Group
Stress, Psychological Family Social Support
Survivors Prostatic Neoplasms Female
Male

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