ArticleJournal of contextual behavioral science2022
Examining the effects of prior Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) treatment among anxious cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.
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- The utility of coping through emotional approach: A meta-analysis.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Adapting an in-person acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychological intervention for fear of cancer recurrence into a digital format: a real-world evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Cancer survivors' cancellations of healthcare appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with anxiety and depression.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented population-wide novel stressors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be potent for coping with novel, unpredictable stressors, but it is unknown whether pre-pandemic ACT treatment conferred protective benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Participants ( Results: Compared to MEUC, ACT led to greater improvement on the outcomes during the 8-month trial follow-up, consistent with the main trial findings. Across the entire sample, anxiety symptoms and emotional approach coping worsened from the final trial assessment timepoint to May 2020 ( Conclusions: Treatment with ACT several years earlier did not provide protective benefit to anxious cancer survivors during the pandemic, relative to MEUC. ACT interventions may need to be targeted to pandemic-specific stressors, or booster sessions may be required for prior ACT treatment completers when faced with novel stressors.
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