Real-world evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based group programme for breast cancer survivors with fear of cancer recurrence.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a 6-week acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based group programme on participants' fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), quality of life (QoL), psychological distress and psychological flexibility at the end of the programme and 12-week follow-up.

Methods: A one-group, post-test service evaluation of a real-world psychological programme was carried out to evaluate collected outcome measures and attendance for a total of 21 groups facilitated between 2017 and 2019. Participants were breast cancer survivors who attended a 6-week group programme led by NHS clinicians.

Beliefs and distress about orofacial pain: patient journey through a specialist pain consultation.

Aims: To explore patients' understanding of their orofacial pain, as this is an under-researched area despite emerging as a common aim of consultation.

Methods: Twelve people with chronic orofacial pain were interviewed shortly before their first consultation at a specialist facial pain clinic about their understanding of their pain, and they completed self-report measures of distress and pain interference. A day after the consultation, they wrote a short letter about how they now understood their pain and were then interviewed by phone.