Clinical steps and research procedure
breast radiologist/psycho-oncologist)Individual
DISEASE
As shown in Table Phases of the clinical project and moments of administration of the research projectAdministration of informed consentRandomization processIDiagnostic phaseIntegrated session with medical staff (breast radiologist/psycho-oncologist)Individual discussion with the psycho-oncologist for the management of experiences related to the diagnosisIIPre-surgery phaseIntegrated session with medical staff (breast radiologist/surgeon/psycho-oncologist)Individual discussion with the psycho-oncologist for the emotional management of the pre-surgery experienceT0Administration of the socio-demographic questionnaireAdministration of SCL-90-RIIIInitial phase of treatmentIntegrated session with medical staff (surgeon/radiotherapist/psycho-oncologist)Individual discussion with the psycho-oncologist for the emotional management of the experience related to the treatment phaseT1Administration of EORTC QLQ-C30Administration of EORTC QLQ-BR23IVFollow-up during the treatmentIntegrated session with medical staff (surgeon/radiotherapist/psycho-oncologist)Individual discussion with the psycho-oncologist for the emotional management of the experience related to the treatment phaseT2Administration of SCL-90-RAdministration of EORTC QLQ-C30Administration of EORTC QLQ-BR23The overall clinical goals of the intervention were identified by consulting the clinical scientific literature and can be summarized as follows: (A) encouraging the patient to adapt to the new condition by helping her cope with the physical, psychological, social, and relational changes caused by the disease [We hypothesized that women who received integrated support would have lower scores for psychopathological symptoms, better psychological and emotional functioning, and better quality of life parameters than the group that received treatment as usual (TAU).