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- Andersson, E, et al.
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Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized controlled trial
- 2012
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Ingår i: Psychological Medicine. - : Cambridge University Press (CUP). - 0033-2917 .- 1469-8978. ; 42:10, s. 2193-2203
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but access to CBT is limited. Internet-based CBT (ICBT) with therapist support is potentially a more accessible treatment. There are no randomized controlled trials testing ICBT for OCD. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of ICBT for OCD in a randomized controlled trial. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanMethod. Participants (n=101) diagnosed with OCD were randomized to either 10 weeks of ICBT or to an attention control condition, consisting of online supportive therapy. The primary outcome measure was the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) administered by blinded assessors. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanResults. Both treatments lead to significant improvements in OCD symptoms, but ICBT resulted in larger improvements than the control condition on the YBOCS, with a significant between-group effect size (Cohens d) of 1.12 (95% CI 0.69-1.53) at post-treatment. The proportion of participants showing clinically significant improvement was 60% (95% CI 46-72) in the ICBT group compared to 6% (95% CI 1-17) in the control condition. The results were sustained at follow-up. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanConclusions. ICBT is an efficacious treatment for OCD that could substantially increase access to CBT for OCD patients. Replication studies are warranted.
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- Hursti, Timo J, et al.
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Impact of tumour burden on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
- 1996
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Ingår i: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. - : STOCKTON PRESS. - 0007-0920. ; 74:7, s. 1114-1119
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We investigated how residual tumour burden after cytoreductive surgery was related to the occurrence of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting in 101 ovarian cancer patients receiving their first chemotherapy course. The anti-emetic treatment included ond
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- Lekander, M, et al.
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Immune effects of relaxation during chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
- 1997
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Ingår i: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. - : KARGER. - 0033-3190. ; 66:4, s. 185-191
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Psychological interventions, such as relaxation training, have been applied to strengthen resistance to disease. There is evidence that relaxation can modify immune parameters in healthy populations and in chemotherapy naive cancer patients.
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- Lundström, Staffan, et al.
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Aspects of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea : Dexamethasone and adrenal response patterns in patients and healthy volunteers
- 2000
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Ingår i: Supportive Care in Cancer. - : Springer. - 0941-4355 .- 1433-7339. ; 8:5, s. 431-434
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea is still a clinical problem, and the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Previous studies have suggested that corticosteroids are involved, although the mechanisms by which corticosteroids exert their anti-emetic effect are largely unknown. We have previously found impaired control of delayed nausea after injection of dexamethasone. The possibility of differences in the recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis after injection of dexamethasone was investigated in patients (n = 5) with gynaecological cancer being treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and in healthy female volunteers (n = 10). Urinary free cortisol was used to assess the levels of endogenous cortisol. Results showed that in both patients and controls injections of dexamethasone led to a significant decline in endogenous cortisol levels in 24 h and a subsequent significant recovery in the next 24 h. We conclude that the recovery of the HPA axis is rapid after a single dose of dexamethasone in patients and controls. The absence of an abnormal response pattern in patients makes it probable that the suppression and recovery of the HPA axis after injection of dexamethasone does not influence the corticosteroid-induced rebound effect on delayed platinum-induced nausea.
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- Olatunji, Bunmi O., et al.
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Confirming the Three-Factor Structure of the Disgust Scale-Revised in Eight Countries
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Ingår i: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. - : SAGE Publications. - 0022-0221 .- 1552-5422. ; 40:2, s. 234-255
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The current study evaluates the factor structure of the Disgust Scale–Revised (DS-R) in eightcountries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UnitedStates (N = 2,606). Confirmatory factor analysis is used to compare two different models of the DS-R and to investigate the invariance of the factor structure of the DS-R across countries and gender. A three-factor solution consisting of three different but interrelated disgust factors (a 12-item core disgust factor, an 8-item animal-reminder disgust factor, and a 5-item contamination disgust factor) best accounted for the data in all countries except the Netherlands. Relative to the United States, the three-factor solution is invariant in Australia, Brazil, and Japan but not in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The three-factor solution is also invariant across gender in most countries. The implications of these cross-cultural findings for promoting a morevalid and reliable assessment of disgust dimensions, as assessed by the DS-R, are discussed.
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