CBS and Cancer SIG
CBS and Cancer SIGCBS and Cancer Special Interest Group
Affiliated 2021
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Contact Information
Amanda Rhodes (amandarhodes.acr@gmail.com)
SIG Leaders
Amanda Rhodes, President
Gaby Lopez Elias, Past President
Ana B. Bautista Girona, President Elect
Caitlyn Loucas, Student Representative
Sebas Ortiz, Media & Communications Liaison
Casey Walsh, Member-at-Large,
Matthew Dwyer, Student representative
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Mission/Objectives
The mission of the CBS for CANCER SIG is to facilitate collaboration and exploration between all professionals, researchers, and trainees interested in the area of psycho-oncology. The SIG aims to further both clinical and research agendas by sharing materials and experience in working with cancer patients and their families while also designing, collaborating, and promoting novel research in CBS and cancer. The SIG intends to aid dissemination of these evidence-based approaches in psycho-oncology to CBS as well as the global community to relieve and provide quality support to cancer patients around the world.
General interest area to be specifically addressed by the SIG:
Psycho-oncology, contributions that we can provide from the development of writings, research, and everything that contributes to the study of this area of the clinic from CBS.
Possible SIG Activities
- SIG Listserv
- Maintain a webpage of relevant resources and information
- Meet each year at the ACBS World Conference!
- Sponsor and Promote at least one cancer related session at the ACBS World Conference
- Promote workshops/webinars open to SIG members and the larger ACBS community
- Promote spaces for writing, research, and collaboration in psycho-oncology.
CBS and Cancer SIG Resources
CBS and Cancer SIG ResourcesMeasures
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
- Examination of the relationship between affect, values, and physical activity among cancer survivors (2020)
- Acceptability and preliminary test of efficacy of the Mind programme in women with breast cancer: An acceptance, mindfulness, and compassion-based intervention (2020)
- Further validation of the cognitive fusion questionnaire – chronic illness (CFQ-CI) in different health condition samples (2020)
- Effect of a group-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on illness cognition in breast cancer patients (2019)
- A preliminary validation of the Swedish short version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8) for children and adolescents with cancer (2018)
- Validation of the Swedish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SAAQ) for parents of children with cancer (2018)
- Mindfulness, self-compassion and psychological inflexibility mediate the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention in a sample of oncology nurses (2017)
- Unmet psychosocial supportive care needs and psychological distress in haematological cancer survivors: The moderating role of psychological flexibility (2017)
- Illness cognitions, cognitive fusion, avoidance and self-compassion as predictors of distress and quality of life in a heterogeneous sample of adults, after cancer (2015)
Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews
- Li, H., Wong, C.L., Jin, X., Chen, J., Chong, Y.Y., Bai, Y. (2021 in press). Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on health-related outcomes for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies.
- Mathew, A., Doorenbos, A. Z., Jang, M. K., & Hershberger, P. E. (2021 in press). Acceptance and commitment therapy in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and conceptual model. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
- Baziliansky, S. & Cohen, M. (2021 in press). Emotion regulation and psychological distress in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Stress and Health.
- Chunxiao Zhao, Lizu Lai, Lin Zhang, Zhihui Cai, Zhihong Ren, Congrong Shi, Wenjun Luo, Yifei Yan (2021). The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on the psychological and physical outcomes among cancer patients: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 140.
- Li, Z., Li, Y., Guo, L., Li, M. and Yang, K. (2021). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for mental Illness in cancer patients: A systematic Review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Int J Clin Pract.
- Kent, W., Hulbert-Williams, N., & Hochard, K. (2020). A review of stress management interventions for the oncology nursing workforce: What do we know and what should we be doing differently?. Health Psychology Report. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr.2020.100787
- González-Fernández, S. & Fernández-Rodríguez, C. (2019). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Cancer: Review of Applications and Findings. Behavioral Medicine, 45:3, 255-269.
- Secinti, E., Tometich, D., & Johns, S., & Mosher, C. (2019). The relationship between acceptance of cancer and distress: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.05.001
- Hulbert‐Williams, N.J., Storey, L. and Wilson, K.G. (2015). Psychological interventions for patients with cancer: psychological flexibility and the potential utility of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. European Journal of Cancer Care (Engl), 24: 15-27. DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12223
Randomized Control Trials
- Arch, J.J., Mitchell, J.L., Genung, S.R., Judd, C.M., Andorsky, D.J., Bricker, J.B., & Stanton, A.L. (in press). Randomized trial of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention for anxious cancer survivors in community clinics: Outcomes and moderators. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
- Shari, N. I., Zainal, N. Z., & Ng, C. G. (in press). Effects of brief acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on subjective cognitive impairment in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.
- Fernández-Rodríguez, C., González-Fernández, S., Coto-Lesmes, R., & Pedrosa, I. (in press). Behavioral Activation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the treatment of anxiety and depression in cancer survivors: A randomized clinical trial. Behavior Modification.
- Hashemi, Z., Afshari, A., & Einy, S. (2020). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer. Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion, 8(2).
- Trindade, I. A., Ferreira, C., & Pinto-Gouveia, J. (2020). Acceptability and preliminary test of efficacy of the mind programme in women with breast cancer: An acceptance, mindfulness, and compassion-based intervention. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 162-171.
- Daneshvar, M., Vakilian, K., Zadeh-Emran, A. H., & Zadeh, R. H. (2020). The effect of ACT on self-esteem and self-efficacy of women with breast cancer in Iran. Current Women’s Health Reviews, 16(1), 74-80.
- Mehran, A., Frouzeh, S. A., Esmaeil, S. & Fariborz, M. (2020). Comparing the efficacy of acceptance and commitment training and groups training of couples coping skills enhancement on body dysmorphic and subjective well-being in women with breast cancer. Journal of Family Counseling and Psychotherapy, 8(2), 165-190.
- Johns, S. A., Stutz, P. V., Talib, T. L., Cohee, A. A., Beck-Coon, K. A., Brown, L. F., Wilhelm, L. R., Monahan, P. O., LaPradd, M. L., Champion, V. L., Miller, K. D., & Giesler, R. B. (2020). Acceptance and commitment therapy for breast cancer survivors with fear of cancer recurrence: A 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial. Cancer, 126(1), 211-218.
- Hadlandsmyth, K., Dindo, L. N., Wajid, R., Sugg, S. L., Zimmerman, M. B., & Rakel, B. A. (2019). A single‐session acceptance and commitment therapy intervention among women undergoing surgery for breast cancer: A randomized pilot trial to reduce persistent postsurgical pain. Psycho‐Oncology, 28, 2210-2217.
- Mosher, C. E., Secinti, E., Hirsh, A. T., et al. (2019) Acceptance and commitment therapy for symptom interference in advanced lung cancer and caregiver distress: A pilot randomized trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 58(4): 632–644.
- Wells‐Di Gregorio, S. M., Marks, D. R., DeCola, J., Peng, J., Probst, D., Zaleta, A., Benson, D., Cohn, D. E., Lustberg, M., Carson, W. E., & Magalang, U. (2019). Pilot randomized controlled trial of a symptom cluster intervention in advanced cancer. Psycho‐Oncology, 28(1), 76-84.
- Serfaty, M., Armstrong, M., Vickerstaff, V., Davis, S., Gola, A., McNamee, P., Omar, R.Z., King, M., Tookman, A., Jones, L., Low, J.T.S. (2019). Acceptance and commitment therapy for adults with advanced cancer (CanACT): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 488-496.
- Montazer, A., Salehzadeh, M., & Nasirian, M. (2018). Efficacy and effectiveness of integrating forgiveness into acceptance and commitment therapy for breast cancer patients’ adjustment: A preliminary randomized trial. Mental Disorders Letters, 1, 34-38.
- Mosher, C. E., Secinti, E., Li, R., Hirsh, A. T., Bricker, J., Miller, K. D., Schneider, B., Storniolo, A. M., Mina, L., Newton, E. V., Champion, V. L., & Johns, S. A. (2018). Acceptance and commitment therapy for symptom interference in metastatic breast cancer patients: A pilot randomized trial. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26, 1993-2004.
- González-Fernández, S., Fernández-Rodríguez, C., Paz-Caballero, M. D., & Pérez-Álvarez, M. (2018). Treating anxiety and depression of cancer survivors: Behavioral activation versus acceptance and commitment therapy. Psicothema, 30, 14-20.
- Hajsadeghi Z., Bassak Nejad, S., & Razmjoo, S. (2017). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on depression and anxiety among women with breast cancer. Pajouhan Scientific Journal, 15(4), 42-49.
- Abad, A. N. S., Bakhtiari, M., Kashani, F. L., & Habibi, M. (2016). The comparison of effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment with cognitive-behavioral therapy in reduction of stress and anxiety in cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer Research and Prevention, 9, 229-246.
- Hawkes, A. L., Pakenham, K. I., Chambers, S. K., Patrao, T. A., & Courneya, K. S. (2014). Effects of a multiple health behavior change intervention for colorectal cancer survivors on psychosocial outcomes and quality of life: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 48, 359-257.
- Mojtabaie, M., & Asghari, N. (2014). Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to reduce the symptoms of depression in women with breast cancer. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 4, 522-527.
- Hawkes, A. L., Chambers, S. K., Pakenham, K. I., Patrao, T. A., Baade, P. D., Lynch, B. M., Aitken, J. F., Meng, X., & Courneya, K. S. (2013). Effects of a telephone-delivered multiple health behavior change intervention (CanChange) on health and behavioral outcomes in survivors of colorectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, 2313-2321.
- Rost, A. D., Wilson, K. G., Buchanan, E., Hildebrandt, M.J., & Mutch, D. (2012). Improving psychological adjustment among late-stage ovarian cancer patients: Examining the role of avoidance in treatment. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19, 508-517.
- Páez, M. B., Luciano, C., & Gutiérrez, O. (2007).Tratamiento psicológico para el afrontamiento del cáncer de mama. Estudio comparativo entre estrategias de aceptación y de control cognitivo. Psicooncología, 4, 75-95.
Publications
- Hulbert-Williams, N.J., Hulbert-Williams, L., Patterson, P., Suleman, S., Howells, L. (2021 in press). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-enhanced communication skills: development and evaluation of a novel training programme. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002786
- McAteer, G. & Gillanders, D. (2019). Investigating the role of psychological flexibility, masculine self‐esteem and stoicism as predictors of psychological distress and quality of life in men living with prostate cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(4), e13097. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13097
- Arch, J. J., & Mitchell, J. L. (2016). An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group intervention for cancer survivors experiencing anxiety at re-entry. Psycho-oncology, 25(5), 610-615.
- Datta, A., Aditya, C., Chakraborty, A., Das, P., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2016). The potential utility of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) for reducing stress and improving wellbeing in cancer patients in Kolkata. Journal of Cancer Education, 31(4), 721-729.
- Montesinos, F., & Luciano, C. (2016). Acceptance of relapse fears in breast cancer patients: effects of an ACT-based abridged intervention. Psicooncología, 13(1), 7-21.
- Feros, D., Lane, L., Ciarrochi, J., & Blackledge, J.T. (2013). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for improving the lives of cancer patients: A Preliminary Study. Psycho-oncology, 22(2), 459-464.
- Ciarrochi, J., Fisher, D. and Lane, L. (2011). The link between value motives, value success, and well-being among people diagnosed with cancer. Psycho-Oncology. doi: 10.1002/pon.1832
- Karekla, M. & Consantinou, M. (2010). Religious coping and cancer: Proposing an acceptance and commitment therapy approach. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 17, 371-381.
Books
- Johnson, A., Delduca, C. & Reg Morris, R. (2021) Flying over Thunderstorms: Living Your Life with Cancer through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
- Alder, J. (2020). ACT in der Psychoonkologie.
Posters
- Pilot RCT of Group Based ACT on Well being following Primary Breast Cancer Intervention (ACBS World Conference 17)
- ACT for Cancer Survivors with Clinically Significant Fear of Recurrence: Results of a 3-Arm Randomized Pilot (ACBS World Conference 16)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with head and neck cancer experiencing psychological distress: A hermeneutic single case efficacy design (HSCED) series (ACBS World Conference 16)
- ACT with Chronic Illnesses (ACBS World Conference 16)
- Is Emotion Regulation Associated with Cancer-Related Psychological Symptoms? (ACBS World Conference 16)
- Loss of self as a cancer caregiver: Learning from RFT and ACT to develop more effective psychological interventions to improve wellbeing (ACBS World Conference 15)
- An Acceptance-Based Intervention for Children and Adolescents Experiencing Pain During Cancer Treatment: A Single Subject Study (ACBS World Conference 15)
- Improving Well-being in Young People Impacted by Cancer Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACBS World Conference 15)
- Justificación y diseño de un estudio que compara una Intervención basada en Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso con una intervención basada en Mindfulness en enfermos oncológicos (ACBS World Conference 15)
- Evaluation of an acceptance-based intervention for children and adolescents with mucositis during cancer treatment (ACBS World Conference 12)