Development of appropriate measure and novel psychological therapy for fear of recurrence among patients with life-threatening disease

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25285194
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: Akechi Tatsuo 名古屋市立大学, 大学院医学研究科, 教授 (80281682)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: がんサバイバー / 不安 / 生活の質 / 精神心理的苦痛

Outline of Final Research Achievements

One of the most common distressing symptom experienced by cancer survivors is fear of recurrence (FCR), and appropriate intervention for FCR should be needed. There is, however, no standard intervention for ameliorating FCR. The study developed Japanese version of the Concerns About Recurrence Scale (CARS) which is a validated measure to assess fear of recurrence of breast cancer patients and also developed smartphone problem-solving therapy as cost effective psychological therapy. We conducted the preliminary study for 38 breast cancer survivors and demonstrated that smartphone problem-solving therapy can ameliorate the FCR among breast cancer patients.

Free Research Field

臨床精神医学