  The Activity Schedule for Patients
Cancer patients sometimes lack motivation in everyday activities due to the treatments they are undergoing. This fact sheet is a practical worksheet, which cancer patients can use to both record their events, and motivate themselves in performing other everyday activities.
This fast fact sheet would be ideal for cancer patients as a hand-out.
The fact sheet also includes practical tips, such as:
- Focusing on achievements;
- Paying attention to enjoyable activities;
- Monitoring your process, etc.
This fact sheet is sourced from Ausmed Publications' textbook: 'Psychosocial Care of Cancer Patients: A health professional's guide to what to say and do', editors Dr Jemma Gilchrist & Dr Katharine Hodgkinson, (2008) chapter seven: 'Depression', by Mandy MacDonald.
Author: Mandy MacDonald
Mandy MacDonald is a clinical psychologist with clinical experience both in Australia and in the United Kingdom, and is a member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society. She has nine years' experience working in psycho-oncology at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney within both liason psychiatry services and, in more recent years, through the establishment of a dedicated clinical psychology service in oncology patients and their loved ones. In her current appointment she provies in-patient and out-patient care to medical oncology, radiation oncology and haematology patients. In addition, Mandy provides education, training and supervision to a broad range of oncology professionals and has been involved in teaching through psycho-educative DVD material. She has a longstanding interest in the development and delivery of comprehensive, multidisciplinary psychosocial care to hospital-based patients.
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