ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5713

RTT - Patient experience and quality of life

ESTRO 2024

compared with the control. Interventions were heterogeneous regarding intervention type and delivery, cancer site, and population characteristics. The paper quality was mixed. Interventions focused mainly on cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, and patient education.

Conclusion:

The significant variation across intervention type, delivery, quality, and population characteristics make it difficult to concretely determine the efficacy of talk-based psychosocial interventions on QoL improvement in the given population. CBT and patient education interventions can be more beneficial than mindfulness-based interventions. Further research is required before firm conclusions can be drawn.

Keywords: Patient Care, Quality of Life, Radiation Therapy