Title
Examination of broad symptom improvement resulting from mindfulness-based stress reduction in breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial
Date Issued
20 August 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lengacher C.A.
Reich R.R.
Paterson C.L.
Ramesar S.
Park J.Y.
Alinat C.
Johnson-Mallard V.
Budhrani-Shani P.
Miladinovic B.
Jacobsen P.B.
Cox C.E.
Goodman M.
Kip K.E.
University of South Florida
Publisher(s)
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this randomized trial was to evaluate the efficacy of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Breast Cancer (MBSR[BC]) program in improving psychological and physical symptoms and quality of life among breast cancer survivors (BCSs) who completed treatment. Outcomes were assessed immediately after 6 weeks of MBSR(BC) training and 6 weeks later to test efficacy over an extended timeframe. Patients and Methods: A total of 322 BCSs were randomly assigned to either a 6-week MBSR(BC) program (n = 155) or a usual care group (n = 167). Psychological (depression, anxiety, stress, and fear of recurrence) and physical symptoms (fatigue and pain) and quality of life (as related to health) were assessed at baseline and at 6 and 12 weeks. Linear mixed models were used to assess MBSR(BC) effects over time, and participant characteristics at baseline were also tested as moderators of MBSR(BC) effects. Results: Results demonstrated extended improvement for the MBSR(BC) group compared with usual care in both psychological symptoms of anxiety, fear of recurrence overall, and fear of recurrence problems and physical symptoms of fatigue severity and fatigue interference (P <.01). Overall effect sizes were largest for fear of recurrence problems (d = 0.35) and fatigue severity (d = 0.27). Moderation effects showed BCSs with the highest levels of stress at baseline experienced the greatest benefit from MBSR(BC). Conclusion: The MBSR(BC) program significantly improved a broad range of symptoms among BCSs up to 6 weeks after MBSR(BC) training, with generally small to moderate overall effect sizes.
Start page
2827
End page
2834
Volume
34
Issue
24
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84982170248
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Oncology
ISSN of the container
0732183X
Sponsor(s)
Supported by Award No. 1R01CA131080-01A2 from the National Cancer Institute and in part by the Survey Methods Core Facility at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
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