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Rieger KL, Hack TF, Duff MA, Campbell-Enns HJ, West CH. Integrating mindfulness and the expressive arts for meaning making in cancer care: A grounded theory of the processes, facilitators, and challenges. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:475. [PMID: 37466723 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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PURPOSE There is a growing interest in mindfulness-based expressive arts interventions in oncology, to help patients process their experiences, learn how to live with cancer, and ameliorate psychological distress. Our research purpose was to explore how patients with cancer experience a mindfulness-based expressive arts group intervention, and to articulate individual and contextual factors influencing their experiences. METHODS We conducted a constructivist grounded theory study and recruited 32 participants who experienced a 10-week mindfulness-based expressive arts group intervention at a tertiary cancer center in mid-Western Canada. We gathered socio-demographic data and descriptions of their experiences through semi-structured interviews. Participants brought art they had created to facilitate art elicitation. Socio-demographic data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and all other data with grounded theory methods. RESULTS Our findings revealed how entering the group and meaning making processes through mindfulness enabled participants to let go of their ruminations and calm their minds so they could fully engage in arts activities. Participants found inspiration for their artistic expressions in mindfulness meditation which allowed them to express themselves in new ways. Although this work was challenging, combining mindfulness and the arts created a unique healing space in which individual work was nested within group processes. There were notable personal factors and perspectives that influenced participants' experiences, as well as factors related to the group design and facilitator. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide insight into how and when this intervention was meaningful for patients, and have important implications to guide ongoing intervention development, implementation, and evaluation.
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- Kendra L Rieger
- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Neufeld Science Building, 22500 University Drive, Langley, BC, V2Y 1Y1, Canada.
- College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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- College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Psychosocial Oncology & Cancer Nursing Research, I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute, Winnipeg, Canada
- Research Institute, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Psychosocial Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, MB, Winnipeg, Canada
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- College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
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Review of psychological interventions in patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:210. [PMID: 36913136 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07675-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world and also causes morbidity and deterioration in the mental health of patients and their caregivers. The most commonly reported psychological symptoms include anxiety, depression, and the fear of recurrence. The purpose of this narrative review is to elaborate and discuss the effectiveness of the different interventions employed and their utilities in clinical practice. METHODS Scopus and PubMed databases were searched, with a timeframe from 2020 to 2022, to identify randomised controlled trials, meta-analyses, and reviews and reported using PRISMA guidelines. Articles were searched by the following keywords: "cancer, psychology, anxiety, and depression". An additional search was performed with the keywords "cancer, psychology, anxiety, depression, and [intervention name]". The most popular psychological interventions were included in these search criteria. RESULTS A total of 4829 articles were retrieved by the first preliminary search. After reducing duplicates, 2964 articles were assessed for inclusion according to eligibility criteria. After the full-text screening, 25 final articles were chosen. To systematise psychological interventions as described in the literature, the authors have divided them into 3 broad categories, each type targeting a specific domain of mental health: cognitive-behavioural, mindfulness, and relaxation. CONCLUSION The most efficient psychological therapies, as well as therapies which require more extensive research, were outlined in this review. The authors discuss the necessity of primary assessment of patients and whether they require the help of a specialist. With the limitations of the potential risk of bias, an overview of different therapies and interventions targeting various psychological symptoms is outlined.
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A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews and Pooled Meta-Analysis on Psychosocial Interventions for Improving Cancer-Related Fatigue. Semin Oncol Nurs 2022:151354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2022.151354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sit SMM, Ng E, Ho HPY, Wong PCY, Wang MP, Ho SY, Lam TH, Lai AYK. An Exploratory Trial of Brief Mindfulness-Based Zentangle Art Workshops in Family Social Services during COVID-19: Transitioning from Offline to Online. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191710926. [PMID: 36078640 PMCID: PMC9517745 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mindfulness-based art therapy has shown to improve psychological well-being. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, mindfulness-based art therapy suitable for everyone. We reported the transition from face-to-face to online Zentangle workshops in family social services during COVID-19. We explored feedback from face-to-face workshops and the acceptability of an online approach utilizing information communication technology (ICT) to achieve greater service reach, satisfaction, and knowledge and related outcomes. Under the Hong Kong Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project and in collaboration with Caritas Integrated Family Service Centre-Aberdeen, this study was conducted in two phases: a four-session, face-to-face workshop (phase one) and eleven online single-session workshops (phase two) from September 2019 to September 2020. A total of 305 participants joined the workshops. Phase one participants (n = 11) reported high satisfaction (4.7 out of 5), increases in knowledge (4.2/5) and confidence (3.9/5) towards managing stress, increases in knowledge (4.1/5) and confidence (3.9/5) in showing support and care towards family members, and an increase in knowledge towards strengthening family relationships (4.0/5). Phase two participants (n = 294) also reported high satisfaction (4.7/5) and strongly agreed that ICT helped with learning Zentangle more conveniently, that they had increased knowledge and interest in Zentangle (all 4.7/5), and would definitely join the workshop again (4.8/5). The qualitative data supported the quantitative findings. We are the first to report on the utilization of ICT in an exploratory trial of brief, online Zentangle art workshops targeting the general public, with high satisfaction and positive participant experiences with ICT integration, learning Zentangle, and enhanced psychological and family well-being. This study provided preliminary evidence on the use of ICT to successfully transition face-to-face to online workshops and reach a wider audience.
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- Shirley Man-Man Sit
- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Caritas-Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Hass-Cohen N, Bokoch R, Fowler G. The Compassionate Arts Psychotherapy Program: Benefits of a Compassionate Arts Media Continuum. ART THERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2100690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Spirituality as a Mediator Between Social Support and Benefit Finding Among Advanced Cancer Patients. Cancer Nurs 2022:00002820-990000000-00041. [DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tian X, Tang L, Yi LJ, Qin XP, Chen GH, Jiménez-Herrera MF. Mindfulness Affects the Level of Psychological Distress in Patients With Lung Cancer via Illness Perception and Perceived Stress: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:857659. [PMID: 35465528 PMCID: PMC9022206 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.857659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose The aims of the study were first to investigate the association between illness perception and psychological distress and second to determine whether mindfulness affects psychological distress via illness perception and perceived stress in patients with lung cancer. Methods Among 300 patients with lung cancer who participated in this cross-sectional study, 295 patients made valid responses to distress thermometer (DT), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) between January and July 2021. The possible pathways of mindfulness affecting psychological distress were analyzed based on the structural equation modeling analysis. Results A total of 24.4% patients with lung cancer had DT > 4. Illness perception (β = 0.17, p = 0.002) and perceived stress (β = 0.23, p < 0.001) had a direct effect on psychological distress. Mindfulness had a direct effect on illness perception (β = -0.16, p = 0.006) and mindfulness indirectly influenced psychological distress (β = -0.04, p = 0.009) through affecting illness perception alone or simultaneously affecting both the illness perception and perceived stress in patients with lung cancer. Conclusion Lung cancer suffered from varying levels of psychological distress. Mindfulness may alleviate psychological distress by reducing the level of illness perception and perceived stress. We suggest developing a comprehensive factor model to clarify potential mechanisms of mindfulness on psychological distress due to the very low effect of mindfulness on psychological distress via illness perception and perceived stress.
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- Xu Tian
- Department of Nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiaozuo People’s Hospital, Jiaozuo, China
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- Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Online Mindfulness Experience for Emotional Support to Healthcare staff in times of Covid-19. J Med Syst 2022; 46:14. [PMID: 35079899 PMCID: PMC8789545 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-022-01799-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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During the first confinement in Spain, between the months of March to June 2020, Information and Communication Technologies strategies were implemented in order to support health workers in the Wellbeing of Mental Health. Faced with so much uncertainty about the pandemic, an Online Mindfulness course. The objective of the course was to support healthcare professionals in Castilla y León in managing stress, anxiety and other emotional disturbances generated by coping with a situation as uncertain and unexpected as a pandemic, in order to manage emotions and thoughts that can lead to suicidal ideation. The motivations for the demand, reasons or motivations in which the health professionals of Castilla y León decided to participate in the mindfulness course in the first wave of Covid-19 in Spain are described. The descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of the customer satisfaction survey applied at the end of the mindfulness course, to the health professionals who participated in a satisfaction survey (CSQ-8: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire). Professional were asked to complete a survey based on (CSQ-8: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire) whose Cronbach's alpha = 0.917 is why the instrument used with N = 130 participants has high reliability. The 66% answered with a highly satisfied that they would return to the mindfulness online course. The 93% of the people who answered the satisfaction survey were women, of which they are professionals in the nursing area, with a participation of around 62%. In relation to the online system used in the Mindfulness intervention, 74% expressed that they fully agreed that it has been easy to use the online system for the mindfulness intervention. Health Professionals responded with 58% high satisfaction and 36% satisfaction, making a total of 94% on the help received in the online mindfulness courses to solve their problems. There is no difference between the age groups of the professionals who have preferred the Mindfulness online course (p = 0.672).
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Wang T, Tan JYB, Liu XL, Zheng SL, Zhao I, Eliseeva S, Polotan MJ, Cheng HL, Huang HQ. Implementing an evidence-based somatic acupressure intervention in breast cancer survivors with the symptom cluster of fatigue, sleep disturbance and depression: study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e054597. [PMID: 35058263 PMCID: PMC8783815 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression (FSD) symptom cluster, as one of the most common symptom clusters in breast cancer (BC) survivors, can significantly decrease patients' quality of life. Since the management of the FSD symptom cluster has been unsatisfactory with the use of pharmacological treatments alone, non-pharmacological approaches have, therefore, been recommended. Somatic acupressure (SA) is a promising approach given its potential benefits of cancer-related symptom alleviation and the convenience of self-practice. However, research evidence on using acupressure to manage the FSD symptom cluster has been limited. The proposed trial aims to examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of an evidence-based SA intervention for FSD symptom cluster management in BC survivors. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study will be a phase II randomised controlled trial with three study arms and 1:1:1 allocation. Fifty-one early-stage BC survivors who are experiencing the FSD symptom cluster will be randomly assigned to a true SA group, a sham SA group or a usual care group. All participants will receive an education booklet regarding FSD symptom cluster management advice as the usual care package. The participants in the true SA group will additionally receive a 7-week self-administered SA intervention. The participants in the sham SA group will additionally receive self-administered light acupressure at non-acupoints with the same frequency, session and duration as the true SA group. The primary outcomes will be feasibility outcomes related to subject recruitment and completion of study questionnaires and interventions. The secondary outcomes will be the effects of SA on fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression and quality of life. Descriptive statistics will be used to present all the outcomes. The secondary outcomes will be analysed using an intent-to-treat approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approvals of this trial have been granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Charles Darwin University (H19017) and the Clinical Trial Ethics Committee at The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University (KY2019039). Findings from this trial will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at professional conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov and the registration number is NCT04118140, with the stage at Recruiting.
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- Tao Wang
- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
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- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
- Cancer and Palliative Outcomes Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
- Thornlands General Practice, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
- Thornlands General Practice, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queesland, Australia
- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Joshi AM, Mehta SA, Pande N, Mehta AO, Randhe KS. Effect of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) on Psychological Distress and Spiritual Wellbeing in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Indian J Palliat Care 2021; 27:552-560. [PMID: 34898951 PMCID: PMC8655656 DOI: 10.25259/ijpc_133_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objectives Psychological distress and spiritual well-being (SWB) are directly related to the quality of life in cancer patients. Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) integrates mindfulness practices with art therapy and has shown to decrease distress levels and improve SWB in women with breast cancer. The objective of the study was to identify the effects of a 1-week MBAT intervention on psychological distress and SWB in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods This was a single group, pre-test post-test study carried out in a clinical setting. The psycho-oncology assessment questionnaire, Distress Thermometer (DT) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-SWB Scale 12 (FACIT-SP12) Version 4 were administered before, post1st supervised MBAT session and post 1 week of home practice to breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (n = 30). The MBAT intervention included mindfulness meditation for 15 min and mindful coloring for 30 min daily for 1 week. Data analysis was done using R i386 4.0.3. Results The median DT score significantly decreased from pre-session to immediate post-session and pre-session to post 1-week session. The median of meaning, peace, and faith subscales of FACIT SP12 scores along with total FACIT SP12 score significantly increased from pre-session to immediate post-session as well as from pre-session to post 1 week. Conclusion One-week MBAT intervention for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy significantly decreased the psychological distress and significantly improved the SWB in terms of meaning, peace, and faith.
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- Anjali Mangesh Joshi
- Department of Psycho-Oncology, HCG NCHRI Cancer Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, HCG NCHRI Cancer Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, HCG NCHRI Cancer Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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