Eseadi C. Rational-emotive behavioral intervention helped patients with cancer and their caregivers to manage psychological distress and anxiety symptoms. World J Clin Oncol 2019; 10(2): 62-66 [PMID: 30815372 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i2.62]
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Chiedu Eseadi, Lecturer, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Room 213, Harden Building, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria. chiedu.eseadi@unn.edu.ng
Research Domain of This Article
Oncology
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Minireviews
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World J Clin Oncol. Feb 24, 2019; 10(2): 62-66 Published online Feb 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i2.62
Rational-emotive behavioral intervention helped patients with cancer and their caregivers to manage psychological distress and anxiety symptoms
Chiedu Eseadi
Chiedu Eseadi, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
Author contributions: The author was solely responsible for the conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting, critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
Supported byno dedicated funding.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Chiedu Eseadi, Lecturer, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Room 213, Harden Building, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria. chiedu.eseadi@unn.edu.ng
Telephone: +234-813-7258914
Received: October 5, 2018 Peer-review started: October 6, 2018 First decision: November 1, 2018 Revised: November 10, 2018 Accepted: January 5, 2019 Article in press: January 6, 2019 Published online: February 24, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Emerging evidence seems to be boosting our understanding of how psychological interventions can be adapted to help improve the lives of cancer patients and their caregivers. This article reveals the importance of utilizing rational-emotive behavioral intervention to alleviate psychological distress and death anxiety symptoms experienced by cancer patients and their caregivers based on the outcomes from a 2016 study. The practical implications and future directions for clinicians who might want to use rational-emotive behavioral therapy intervention to improve the psychological health of cancer patients and caregivers were highlighted. Funders were also encouraged to ensure increased access to funds to enable researchers to conduct similar studies.
