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Can a peer support program for cancer gene mutation carriers reduce distress?

April 26, 2017cancer carriers distress gene mutation peer program reduce support

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Can a peer support program for cancer gene mutation carriers reduce distress?

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Principal Investigator(s): Victoria White (CBRC); Mary Anne Young (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre), Michael Jefford (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre), Bettina Meiser (Prince of Wales Hospital), Ingrid Winship (Royal Melbourne Hospital), Katherine Tucker (Prince of Wales Hospital) Aims: • To determine the effectiveness of a telephone-based peer support program for women with a BRCA1/2 mutation on psychological distress using a randomised controlled trial. • To determine how feelings of isolation, unmet needs for information and confidence in risk management decisions relate to psychological distress and how these factors are influenced by the intervention. • To explore the impact of providing support among support providers.