Ursula M. Sansom?Daly|Claire E. Wakefield|Richard A. Bryant|Phyllis Butow|Susan ? Sawyer|Pandora Patterson|Antoinette Anazodo|Kate Thompson|Richard J. Cohn
Online group-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for adolescents and young adults after cancer treatment: A multicenter randomised controlled trial of Recapture Life-AYA
Sydney Children's Hospital|Sydney Children's Hospital|UNSW Sydney|University of Sydney|Royal Children's Hospital|Canteen|Prince of Wales Hospital|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre|Sydney Children's Hospital
cancer diagnosis 29 times likely occur adolescent young adult years younger children spike incidence coincides life stage characterised psychological vulnerability young people strive attain numerous critical developmental milestones distress young people experience cancer treatment seriously jeopardises ability move wellfunctioning adulthoodthis article presents protocol recapture life study phase ii threearm randomised controlled trial designed evaluate feasibility efficacy new intervention reducing distress improving quality life adolescent young adult cancer survivors novel intervention recapture life compared waitlist peersupport group control ninety young people aged 1525 years completed cancer treatment past 16 months recruited hospitals around australia randomised receive recapture life participate six weekly 90minute online group sessions led psychologist involving peerdiscussion around cognitivebehavioural coping skills including behavioural activation thought challenging communication assertiveness skills training problemsolving goalsetting participants randomised peersupport group control receive nondirective peer support delivered identical manner participants complete psychosocial measures baseline postintervention 12months postintervention primary outcome quality life secondary outcomes include depression anxiety stress family functioning coping cancerrelated identitythis article reviews empirical rationale using groupbased online cognitivebehavioural therapy young people cancer treatment potential challenges delivering skillsbased programs online modality highlighted role peer caregiver support enhancing effectiveness skillsbased intervention also discussed innovative videoconferencing delivery method recapture life uses potential address geographic psychological isolation adolescents young adults move toward cancer survivorship expected teaching ayas coping skills resume normal lives cancer may longterm implications quality lifeactrn12610000717055