Transdiagnostic approach

Recovery rate %

Qualitative analysis on different mental health symptoms

Change in FCRI total scale

Change in FCRI severity subscale

Improvement in mindfulness, emotional regulation, worry and rumination

Psychological measures

Improvement QoL

References

Metacognitive therapy (MCT)

80% of participants who underwent brief MCT, with each session around 45-60 minutes in duration, recovered with 70% recovery rate at the 6-month follow-up; Short MCT seemed to be acceptable to cancer survivors, with 75% completion rates.

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Transdiagnostic therapy

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Significant reduction from baseline to posttreatment and follow-up in anxiety (p = 0.03; p = 0.03); traumatic symptoms (p = 0.01; p = 0.01); fear of progression (p = 0.02); depression (p = 0.01; p = 0.01).

Significant improvement in QoL from baseline to posttreatment (p = 0.02).

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ConquerFear Group

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From T1 (baseline) to T4 (6 month follow-up) significant improvement was seen (d= 0.47; p = 0.001) in ConquerFear group when compared with active control.

From T1 (baseline) to T4 (6 month follow-up) significant improvement was seen (d = 0.57; p < 0.001) in ConquerFear group when compared with active control.

Significant improvements in mindfulness (d = 0.34-0.57, p = 0.001-0.036) and decentering (d = 0.44-0.94, p < 0.001-0.002) at all-time points; reductions in worry and rumination at all-time points, with improvement in emotional regulation (d = 0.38-0.68) at some time points.

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Empirically based intervention (ConquerFear)

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Statistically significant improvement was seen among the ConquerFear participants from T0 to T1 when compared with control group (p = 0.001).

Statistically significant improvement was seen among the ConquerFear participants from T0 to T1 when compared with control group (p = 0.001).

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Metacognitive therapy

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1. Participants learned to view thoughts as just thoughts, not necessarily accurate reflections of reality.

2. Recognized that feelings like sadness and worry are normal human experiences.

3. Therapy empowered participants to control their thoughts rather than being controlled by them.

4. Many participants reported feeling less worried after completing the intervention.

5. Targeting metacognitive beliefs and processes is effective in managing emotional distress.

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