The effects of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients: 6-month follow-up

Carlson, Linda E.; Ursuliak, Zenovia; Goodey, Eileen; Angen, Maureen; Speca, Michael

doi:10.1007/s005200000206

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“…The SOSI overcomes the limitations of checklist measures, which assume universally valid weightings of stressful events based on normative data, by focusing on manifest symptoms of stress and obviates the need for patients to identify and rate all relevant stressful events occurring in their lives. Both predictive and concurrent validities have been demonstrated, and, in a mixed chronic-illness sample of patients with malignant melanoma and myocardial infarction, manifest symptom distress as measured by the SOSI was directly related to functional alterations due to disease and inversely related to cognitive adaptation and perceived quality of life [15] . The yoga program was designed to complement the management of pain and anxiety based on a sequence of yoga poses by B.K.S.…”

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Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

Sareen¹

2007

WJG

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AIM:To determine the effectiveness of yoga on improving the quality of life in patients of chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:The patients were randomized to two groups. The control group continued their usual care as directed by their physicians. Patients in the yoga group, in addition, received biweekly yoga sessions for 12 wk. The patients' demographic and health behaviour variables were assessed before and after the yoga programme using Medical Outcomes Short Form (SF-36) for quality of life, Profile of Mood States for assessing mood and Symptoms of Stress Inventory for measuring stress. RESULTS:A total of 60 patients were enrolled, with 8 drop-outs. Thirty patients were randomized to the yoga group and 30 to the control group. Significant improvements were seen in overall quality of life, symptoms of stress, mood changes, alcohol dependence and appetite after the 12 wk period apart from the general feeling of well-being and desire to continue with the programme in future in the yoga group, while there was no difference in the control group. CONCLUSION: yoga is effective on improving the quality of life in patients of chronic pancreatitis.

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Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

Sareen¹

2007

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“…93 These improvements were maintained at 6-month follow-up. 94 Another report showed that breast cancer (n 5 33) and prostate cancer (n 5 9) patients who received the 8-week MBSR program had shifts in their immune profiles (reduction in Th1 proinflammatory to Th2 antiinflammatory environment) associated with decreased depressive symptomology. 95 These trends continued at 1-year follow-up.…”

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Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship

Monti

Sufian

Peterson

2008

Cancer

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by cancer survivors is high, particularly among those with psychosocial distress, poor quality of life, culturally based health beliefs, and those who experience health disparities in the mainstream healthcare system. As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, so does the diversity of the survivorship population, making it increasingly important to understand and address the CAM culture in different survivor groups. Given the known communication barriers between cancer patients and their physicians regarding CAM, it would be useful for oncology providers to have a platform from which to discuss CAM-related issues. It is proposed that mind-body therapies with some basis in evidence could provide such a platform and also serve as a possible means of connecting cancer survivors to psychosocial supportive services. This article reviews a few mind-body therapies that may have particular relevance to cancer survivors, such as hypnosis and meditation practices. A theoretical foundation by which such therapies provide benefit is presented, with particular emphasis on self-regulation.

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“…developed and manualized MBCR 32 specifically to meet the needs of oncology populations, and its efficiency has been validated in previous studies. [33][34][35][36][37][38][39] Facilitators were clinical psychologists and a nurse who were fully trained in mindfulness-based stress reduction and had led groups in previous MBCR trials. Participants attended 8 weekly group sessions of 90 minutes in duration, and a six-hour retreat between weeks 6 and 7.…”

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Mindfulness‐based cancer recovery and supportive‐expressive therapy maintain telomere length relative to controls in distressed breast cancer survivors

Carlson

Beattie

Giese‐Davis

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BACKGROUND: Group psychosocial interventions including mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR) and supportive-expressive group therapy (SET) can help breast cancer survivors decrease distress and influence cortisol levels. Although telomere length (TL) has been associated with breast cancer prognosis, the impact of these two interventions on TL has not been studied to date. METHODS: The objective of the current study was to compare the effects of MBCR and SET with a minimal intervention control condition (a 1-day stress management seminar) on TL in distressed breast cancer survivors in a randomized controlled trial. MBCR focused on training in mindfulness meditation and gentle Hatha yoga whereas SET focused on emotional expression and group support. The primary outcome measure was relative TL, the telomere/single-copy gene ratio, assessed before and after each intervention. Secondary outcomes were self-reported mood and stress symptoms. RESULTS: Eighty-eight distressed breast cancer survivors with a diagnosis of stage I to III cancer (using the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM staging system) who had completed treatment at least 3 months prior participated. Using analyses of covariance on a per-protocol sample, there were no differences noted between the MBCR and SET groups with regard to the telomere/single-copy gene ratio, but a trend effect was observed between the combined intervention group and controls (F [1,84], 3.82; P 5 .054; h 2 5 .043); TL in the intervention group was maintained whereas it was found to decrease for control participants. There were no associations noted between changes in TL and changes in mood or stress scores over time. CONCLUSIONS: Psychosocial interventions providing stress reduction and emotional support resulted in trends toward TL maintenance in distressed breast cancer survivors, compared with decreases in usual care. Cancer 2015;121:476-84.

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The effects of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients: 6-month follow-up

Cited by 306 publications

References 57 publications

Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship

Mindfulness‐based cancer recovery and supportive‐expressive therapy maintain telomere length relative to controls in distressed breast cancer survivors

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