- Title
- e-TC : Development and pilot testing of a web-based intervention to reduce anxiety and depression in survivors of testicular cancer
- Creator
- Heiniger, Louise; Smith, Allan; Olver, Ian; Grimison, Peter; Klein, Britt; Wootten, Addie; Abbott, Jo-Anne; Price, Melanie; McJannett, Margaret; Tran, Ben; Stockler, Martin; Gurney, Howard; Butow, Phyllis
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/164181
- Identifier
- vital:13004
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12698
- Identifier
- ISBN:0961-5423
- Abstract
- e-TC is an online intervention designed to address common psychosocial concerns of testicular cancer survivors. It aims to reduce anxiety, depression and fear of cancer recurrence by providing evidence-based information and psychological intervention. This paper details the development and pilot testing of e-TC. During pilot testing, 25 men (with varying psychological profiles) who had completed treatment for testicular cancer, 6 months to 5 years ago (which had not recurred), used e-TC over a 10-week period and provided quantitative and qualitative feedback on the feasibility and acceptability of the programme. Six men also completed a qualitative interview to provide detailed feedback on their experiences using e-TC. Fourteen men (56%) completed at least 80% of the programme. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the programme. Men's limited time was a barrier to programme use and completion, and participants suggested that men with a more recent diagnosis and a higher level of distress may be more likely to engage with the programme. e-TC appears to be a feasible and acceptable online intervention for survivors of testicular cancer. Findings from this study are currently being used to refine e-TC and guide the design of a larger efficacy study. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Relation
- European Journal of Cancer Care Vol. 26, no. 6 (2017), p. 1-10
- Rights
- Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1110 Nursing; 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; Anxiety; Depression; Fear of cancer recurrence; Online intervention; Survivors; Testicular cancer
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