Cognitive behavioral therapy, e-health, psychological distress, colorectal cancer survivors Cognitieve gedragstherapie, E-health, psychologische distress, colorectaal kanker
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is based on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and consists of blended therapy, a combination of face-to-face CBT with a self-management interactive website. The intervention lasts four
Sponsors
Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen
VU University Medical Center Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Colorectal cancer treated with curative intent (stage l, ll and lll) - Completed cancer treatment at least 6 months and no more than 5 years - Cancer-free at study-entry - 18 years or older - Distress Thermometer score of 5 or higher - Sufficient comprehension of the Dutch language to fill out questionnaires - Basic internet skills (e.g. possession of email address, internet access at home, weekly internet use and able to use internet without help of others) - Able to travel to the hospital for the CBT intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No current psychological treatment or during the last month - lnability to provide informed consent due to intellectual disability or cognitive impairment - Diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological distress as measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General quality of life (EORTC-QLQ-C30), supplemented by a disease specific module quality of life module: (EORTC QLQ-CR38), Anxiety and depressive symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS), Fear of cancer recurrence (Cancer Worry Scale, CWS), Fatigue (Checklist Individual Strength, CIS). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Döking
Radboudumc, Nijmegen
Outcome results
None listed