Pain is the most distressing and incapacitating symptom
experienced by cancer patients. While
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) interventions
have been conducted with cancer patients,
no study has explored psychological and pain-related
factors in patients with cancer-related pain. The
effects of an eight-week MBSR intervention were
investigated on pre-post scores for pain
catastrophizing, pain-related anxiety, pain intensity
ratings, and mental adjustment to cancer in breast
cancer patients with pain. Forty-one women diagnosed
withcancer-related pain participated in the
study. The MBSR was conducted over eight weeks;
participants were trained in the body scan, sitting
meditation, and hatha yoga with formal guidance and
direction as to daily homework practice. Results
showed significant reduction in scores for pain
catastrophizing, pain anxiety, and pain ratings;
significant positive changes occurred for mental
adjustment to cancer. This study is the first to
investigate MBSR effects for psychological factors in
patients with cancer pain.
Author(s) Details
Dr. A. M. Tacón,
Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, College of Arts
and Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
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