Title
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Post-treatment Breast Cancer Patients: Immediate and Sustained Effects Across Multiple Symptom Clusters
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reich R.R.
Lengacher C.A.
Alinat C.B.
Kip K.E.
Paterson C.
Ramesar S.
Han H.S.
Ismail-Khan R.
Johnson-Mallard V.
Budhrani-Shani P.
Shivers S.
Cox C.E.
Goodman M.
Park J.
University of South Florida
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
Context Breast cancer survivors (BCS) face adverse physical and psychological symptoms, often co-occurring. Biologic and psychological factors may link symptoms within clusters, distinguishable by prevalence and/or severity. Few studies have examined the effects of behavioral interventions or treatment of symptom clusters. Objectives The aim of this study was to identify symptom clusters among post-treatment BCS and determine symptom cluster improvement following the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Breast Cancer (MBSR(BC)) program. Methods Three hundred twenty-two Stage 0–III post-treatment BCS were randomly assigned to either a six-week MBSR(BC) program or usual care. Psychological (depression, anxiety, stress, and fear of recurrence), physical (fatigue, pain, sleep, and drowsiness), and cognitive symptoms and quality of life were assessed at baseline, six, and 12 weeks, along with demographic and clinical history data at baseline. A three-step analytic process included the error-accounting models of factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Results Four symptom clusters emerged at baseline: pain, psychological, fatigue, and cognitive. From baseline to six weeks, the model demonstrated evidence of MBSR(BC) effectiveness in both the psychological (anxiety, depression, perceived stress and QOL, emotional well-being) (P = 0.007) and fatigue (fatigue, sleep, and drowsiness) (P < 0.001) clusters. Results between six and 12 weeks showed sustained effects, but further improvement was not observed. Conclusion Our results provide clinical effectiveness evidence that MBSR(BC) works to improve symptom clusters, particularly for psychological and fatigue symptom clusters, with the greatest improvement occurring during the six-week program with sustained effects for several weeks after MBSR(BC) training. Trial Registration Name and URL of Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration number: NCT01177124.
Start page
85
End page
95
Volume
53
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85006154136
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
ISSN of the container
08853924
Sponsor(s)
The project described was supported by award number 1R01CA131080–01A2 from the National Cancer Institute. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute or the National Institutes of Health. This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Boards at the University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center to ensure the ethical treatment of participants. The authors have no conflicts to report. Ethical approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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