Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Clinical Symptoms in Females With Breast Cancer

Abstract

Background: Cancer is one of the most serious chronic diseases and risk factors for population health. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in females. Today, some researchers in the field of clinical psychology by the implementation of psychosocial interventions sought to examine these effects on psychopathology in patients with breast cancer. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the improvement of cognitive emotion regulation and decrease of clinical symptoms in females with breast cancer. Methods: Sixteen females with breast cancer who referred to radiation oncology centers of Mashhad, Iran, were selected and randomly assigned (with Graph Pad software) into two groups of eight as intervention and control groups .The participants in the pretest, posttest and follow-up (four months) were examined by cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ-P) and depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21). Intervention group received eight sessions of two hours (one day per week) of mindfulnessbased cognitive therapy and controls were placed on a waiting list. Data were analyzed by SPSS using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results:The intervention group showed a significant reduction in the rate of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies. But no significant differences were observed in the increase of adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and decrease of clinical symptoms between the two intervention and control groups. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be effective to reduce maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies.

Association of Mindfulness-Based Interventions With Anxiety Severity in Adults With Cancer

“…Our electronic search strategy identified 5686 citations, of which 27 trials met the eligibility criteria (Figure 1). We included 1 additional trial identified through hand searching. One trial by Compen et al randomized patients to in-person MBCT, internet-based MBCT, and usual care cohorts and thus represented 2 separate analyses, for an overall total of 29 mindfulness-based comparisons (3053 participants).…”

“…13,14 Many patients with cancer use mindfulness to manage anxiety, depression, and emotional distress during and after their cancer treatment. [15][16][17][18][19] Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) conducted during the past decade [18][19][20][21][22] have examined the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on anxiety, depression, psychological distress, and HRQoL in adults with cancer. The results of these trials are conflicting about the effect of mindfulness on anxiety.…”

“…The results of these trials are conflicting about the effect of mindfulness on anxiety. 18,20,21,23 Previous systematic reviews have evaluated the associations of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a widely used mindfulness-based intervention, with psychologic symptoms and HRQoL among patients with breast cancer. [24][25][26][27] These reviews did not explore the association of mindfulness with anxiety in other cancer types and did not examine different types of mindfulnessbased interventions, such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) or mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR).…”

“…Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) conducted during the past decade have examined the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on anxiety, depression, psychological distress, and HRQoL in adults with cancer. The results of these trials are conflicting about the effect of mindfulness on anxiety …”

The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for cancer: A scientometric analysis

“…In addition, in the article “Predictors and moderators of outcomes in MBCT intervention for early breast cancer patients” ( 45 ), the authors aimed to discover the predictors and moderators of outcomes in MBCT for early breast cancer patients and explore the optimal course of treatment that produces significant outcomes ( 45 ). It can be argued that the role of MBCT in the treatment of breast cancer is now becoming clearer and represents a vital milestone in the palliative care of breast cancer patients ( 46 ). Similarly, CBT has also played a significant role in the treatment of other cancers, such as ovarian and prostate cancers, colorectal cancer and others ( 47 – 49 ).…”