scholarly journals Comparing the Effects of Spiritual Counseling Based on the Sound Heart Model with Mindfulness Training on the Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Bahareh Ghalyanee ◽  
Minoo Asadzandi ◽  
Seeyed Abdolmajid Bahraynian ◽  
Ali Akbar Karimi Zarchi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Heart Model ◽  
Spiritual Counseling

Quality of life among women diagnosed with breast Cancer: A randomized waitlist controlled trial of commercially available mobile app-delivered mindfulness training

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 2023-2030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen D. Rosen ◽  
Samantha M. Paniagua ◽  
William Kazanis ◽  
Shaun Jones ◽  
Jennifer Sharpe Potter
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Mindfulness Training

Spirituality and quality of life in women with breast cancer: The role of hope and educational attainment

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Rebecca H. Lehto ◽  
Mohammadreza Amiri ◽  
Ashraf Sadat Ahadzadeh ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Higher Educational Attainment ◽  
Spiritual Counseling

Abstract Objective This study investigated relationships among spirituality, hope, and overall quality of life in Muslim women with breast cancer in Malaysia. Method A cross-sectional descriptive design with a convenience sample of 145 Malay patients was used. The mediating role of hope in the relationship between spirituality and quality of life as well as the moderating effect of education level on the spirituality hope link were examined. Results Participants with higher self-reported spirituality reported more hope (b = 6.345, p < 0.001) and higher levels of quality of life (b = 1.065, p < 0.001). Higher educational attainment weakened relationships between spirituality and hope (b = −1.460, p < 0.001). Significance of results The role of advanced education in contributing to lessened hope in relation to spirituality emphasizes the importance of skilled and personalized spiritual counseling in the respective socio-cultural religious context.

Effect of an e-home based symptom management and mindfulness training program on quality of life in breast cancer survivors: A randomized clinical trial.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 12080-12080
Author(s):  
Karis Kin-Fong Cheng ◽  
Rosalind Siah ◽  
Melvyn Zhang ◽  
Shian-Ling Keng ◽  
Wan-Hua Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Home Based

12080 Background: The first five years post-treatment for breast cancer are a critical phase, when the survivors may face a multitude of physical and psychosocial problems. We aimed to develop an e-home based symptom management and mindfulness training program to support women with breast cancer in transition to survivorship and to determine its effect on the endpoints including quality of life, symptom distress, psychosocial adjustment, and psychological morbidity. Methods: This parallel 4-arm, superiority randomized clinical trial together with a process evaluation using semi-structured interview recruited women who had completed cancer treatment for stage 0 to 3 breast cancer between 6 months to 5 years previously, from November 2016 through March 2020 at two tertiary hospitals. A total of 593 women were eligible, of these, 402 refused to participate and 191 women were randomized. However, 19 subjects withdrew from the study without completion of baseline assessments. Hence, 172 subjects were included in the intention-to-treat analysis (e-home based breast cancer survivorship program, experimental group; n = 44), comparison group 1 (online symptom management program only; n = 41), comparison group 2 (online mindfulness training program only; n = 44) or the usual care group (n = 43). The e-home based breast cancer survivorship program involved 5 weekly online education module regarding self-management strategies of common symptoms + various online self-administered mindfulness exercises. The primary endpoint included change of Quality of Life-Cancer Survivor Scale (QoL-CS) score measured at 8, 12 and 24 weeks from baseline. Secondary endpoints were changes of Social Support Questionnaire, Breast Cancer Survivor Self-Efficacy Scale, Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, Fear of Recurrence Scale, Hospital and anxiety Depression Scale, and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire scores. Results: Of 172 subjects, mean ± SD age was 51.2 ± 9.4 years; 118 (77.7%) were in the first two years of cancer treatment completion; 165 (98.2%) underwent surgery; and 111 (73.5%) treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. All demographic and clinical characteristics were comparable among the four groups ( p>.05). There was no between-group difference in the primary endpoint; QoL-CS scores among groups at 8, 12 and 24 weeks from baseline ( p>.05). Secondary endpoints were also not different among groups ( p>.05). Two main themes; positive impact and gap/barrier, emerged from process evaluation data. Conclusions: In women who were in the first five years post-breast cancer treatment, an e-home based multidimensional cancer survivorship program did not affect outcomes. Nevertheless, the interview data revealed a positive experience in regards to the home-based approach in cancer survivorship care program. Clinical trial information: NCT02931864.

Effects of an e-home based symptom management and mindfulness training program on quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS12130-TPS12130
Author(s):  
Karis Kin-Fong Cheng ◽  
Rosalind Siah ◽  
Melvyn Zhang ◽  
Shian-Ling Keng ◽  
Wan-Hua Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Home Based

TPS12130 Background: The first five years post-treatment for breast cancer are a critical phase, when the survivors may face a multitude of problems, including persistent and/or late-emerging symptoms following the cancer and its treatment, psycho-social distress associated with the risk of cancer recurrence, chronic uncertainty and social disruption. Thus, this trial will answer the research questions of 'Will the combined symptom management and mindfulness-based training programme be a promising approach to assist women with breast cancer in transition from treatment to survivorship?', and 'Since breast cancer survivors have infrequent clinical follow-up, will e-Home based system provide a feasible option for post-treatment care?' Methods: We aim to develop an e-Home based symptom management and mindfulness training programme for breast cancer survivors and to determine its effects on the endpoints including quality of life, symptom distress, psychosocial adjustment, psychological morbidity, and unplanned outpatient attendance or hospitalisation in breast cancer survivors. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02931864) We employ a randomised clinical trial with four study arms (with 47 subjects, who have completed cancer treatment for stage 0 to 3 breast cancer between 6 months to 5 years previously, in each arm) together with a process evaluation; group 1 (usual care), group 2 (experimental group: five weekly sessions of online symptom management + mindfulness training programme and usual care), group 3 (comparison group 1: online symptom management programme and usual care), and group 4 (comparison group 2: online mindfulness training programme and usual care). Subjects will complete questionnaires measures of 6-item Social Support Questionnaire, Breast Cancer Survivor Self- Efficacy Scale, the Quality of Life-Cancer Survivor Scale, Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, short version of the Fear of Recurrence Scale, Hospital and anxiety Depression Scale, and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire at baseline, at 8 weeks from time 1 (time 2), at 12 weeks from time 1 (time 3) and at 24 weeks from time 1 (time 4). Intention-to-treat approach will be used. Repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to examine the differences on outcome measures among the experimental, comparison, and control groups across study time points. Currently, 162 of 188 planned subjects have been enrolled and the trial continues as planned. Clinical trial information: NCT02931864 .

Quality of life over time in a German cohort of breast cancer survivors

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Thöne ◽  
N Obi ◽  
A Jung ◽  
M Schmidt ◽  
J Chang-Claude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Over Time
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