Fear of Cancer Recurrence Therapy (FORT): Turkish Cultural Adaptation and Implementation Project

First Phase: Cultural Adaptation Study The aim of this study is to adapt the group work module for Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) in breast and ovarian cancer survivors to the culture of Turkey. In this direction, the following cultural adaptation steps will be followed, Theoretical background of the FCR: 1. Document Evaluation: In the first stage, a comprehensive literature review will be conducted to identify the interventions currently implemented in the field of mental health in Turkey for breast and ovarian cancer survivors. 2. Translation and Review: At this stage, the first translation and back-translation of the FCR patient handbook from English to Turkish will be carried out. It will also be evaluated in terms of ecological group modelling. 3. Cognitive Interviewing: In this phase, focus interviews will be conducted with experts and breast and ovarian cancer survivors to assess the comprehensibility, cultural and survivorship context of the NCT patient handbook. 4. Adaptation Workshop: In the final stage, a workshop will be held to evaluate the data obtained in the previous stages, make adaptations and suggested changes, and finalise the adapted protocol. Second phase: Intervention Study A randomised control group study will be conducted within Work Package 2. In the intervention group of the study, the adaptation of the FCR will be applied, and in the control group, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focused group application will be performed. This study is planned as a single-blind study (a study in which the group leaders know the group assignments but the group members do not know which group they are in). Participants Participants are planned to consist of clients of Oz Psychological Consultancy Centre and people reached through cancer associations/patient groups. It is planned to give gift vouchers to the participants who will participate in the study. The decision to give gift vouchers was made in order to minimise potential drop-out rate in this project.