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Women with early or late stage breast cancer randomized to an 8-week peer support group intervention had significantly fewer depressive symptoms 2 weeks after the intervention ended compared to usual-care controls, and this effect was mediated by increases in life purpose.
| Effect size | b = −1.02 |
| Follow-up | 8 weeks |
| Comparator | Usual-care control (no group meetings) |
| Effect summary | improvement; b = −1.02 |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "Breast cancer stage (early I/II vs late IV)", "interaction_p": "not significant", "direction": "null", "stratum_details": "No significant interaction between peer support condition and breast cancer stage on depressive symptoms", "plain_language": "The peer support intervention reduced depression equally for women with early and late stage breast cancer", "annotation_notes": "Tested in Model 2 Step 3 as stage\u00d7condition interaction term."}] |
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PMC4945105
Randomized Psychosocial Interventions for Breast Cancer: Impact on Life Purpose