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Singh S, Nguyen T, Deleemans J, Oberoi D, Piedalue KA, Carlson LE. A Phenomenological Qualitative Exploration of Mind-Body Therapy Use and Effectiveness Among Young, Middle, and Older Adult Cancer Survivors. Integr Cancer Ther 2024; 23:15347354241253847. [PMID: 38767143 PMCID: PMC11107309 DOI: 10.1177/15347354241253847] [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: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Having been diagnosed with and treated for cancer can have negative psychosocial repercussions that may differ across the lifespan. Mind-body therapies (MBTs), such as tai-chi/qigong (TCQ) or mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR), have shown promise in decreasing negative psychosocial outcomes in cancer survivors, but few studies have explored potential differences in MBT use and effectiveness across age groups. METHODS A descriptive phenomenological qualitative design was used. Participants included young (18-39), middle (40-64), and older (65+) adult cancer survivors who were diagnosed with any type of cancer and had participated in Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) or Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) MBTs. Semi-structured qualitative interviews explored participants' experiences in MBTs and these were analyzed using descriptive phenomenological analysis. RESULTS Among the interviews (n = 18), young (n = 6), middle-aged (n = 8), and older (n = 4) adults participated. 5 themes emerged: influences in joining the program, unique lifestyles, positive class experiences, use of media, and program impacts. Though all age groups benefitted from MBT participation, variations between age groups with respect to the benefits received and motivations for joining the program were observed. DISCUSSION MBTs had beneficial physical and mental health effects on survivors of all age groups. These benefits were particularly connected to the ongoing life stresses common to each age cohort, such as relief from work and family roles for young adults or support during retirement transition for older adults. Hence, access to MBT programs may be beneficial as part of the survivorship plan for patients and the recruitment strategies or content can be adapted by MBT providers to better target and support age-specific groups. More research is required with a larger sample.
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- Sarthak Singh
- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Wuensch A, Boden MJ, Pärschke PP, Peltzer S, de Figueiredo MN, Bylund CL, Zimmer H, Vitinius F. Com‐On Questionnaire: Development and validation of a questionnaire for evaluating communication skills of oncologists. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2022; 31:e13684. [DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Alexander Wuensch
- University Hospital, Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
- Klinikum rechts der Isar, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Technical University of Munich Munich Germany
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- Department of Psychology University of Cologne Cologne Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Medical Department, St Josef‐Hospital Ruhr University Bochum Germany
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- Department of Psychology University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- University Hospital, Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- College of Medicine University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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von Blanckenburg P, Hofmann M, Rief W, Seifart U, Seifart C. Assessing patients´ preferences for breaking Bad News according to the SPIKES-Protocol: the MABBAN scale. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2020; 103:1623-1629. [PMID: 32151521 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Quality of breaking bad news can seriously affect the course of disease. A frequently applied guideline is the SPIKES-Protocol that have been designed from the physician's perspective. Little is known about patients' preferences in breaking bad news. Our aim was to develop a questionnaire based on the SPIKES-protocol to detect patients´ preferences for breaking bad news communication. METHODS TheMarburg Breaking Bad News Scale (MABBAN) was developed and administered to 336 cancer patients. We used exploratory factor analysis. To examine potential relationships according to demographic and medical variables, regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS The novel questionnaire supported the six SPIKES-components of breaking bad news: Setting, Perception, Invitation, Knowledge, Emotions, and Strategy. Perception and Invitation clustered together to one subscale. Depending on clinical and demographic variables different components were rated as important. CONCLUSION Communication preferences in breaking bad news can be assessed using a SPIKES-based questionnaire. Physicians should improve the setting, share knowledge in all clarity, involve the patients in further planning, and consider demographical variables. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Using SPIKES as a framework can optimize breaking bad news conversations but it seems important to emphasize the individual preferences beyond the six steps and tailor the communication process to the individual.
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- Pia von Blanckenburg
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- Institutional Review Board, Clinical Ethics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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Marschollek P, Bąkowska K, Bąkowski W, Marschollek K, Tarkowski R. Oncologists and Breaking Bad News-From the Informed Patients' Point of View. The Evaluation of the SPIKES Protocol Implementation. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2019; 34:375-380. [PMID: 29399734 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-017-1315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The way that bad news is disclosed to a cancer patient has a crucial impact on physician-patient cooperation and trust. Consensus-based guidelines provide widely accepted tools for disclosing unfavorable information. In oncology, the most popular one is called the SPIKES protocol. A 17-question survey was administered to a group of 226 patients with cancer (mean age 59.6 years) in order to determine a level of SPIKES implementation during first cancer disclosure. In our assessment, the patients felt that the highest compliance with the SPIKES protocol was with Setting up (70.6%), Knowledge (72.8%), and Emotions (75.3%). The lowest was with the Perception (27.7%), Invitation (30.4%), and Strategy & Summary (56.9%) parts. There could be improvement with each aspect of the protocol, but especially in Perception, Invitation, and Strategy & Summary. The latter is really important and must be done better. Older patients felt the doctors' language was more comprehensible (r = 0.17; p = 0.011). Patients' satisfaction of their knowledge about the disease and follow-up, regarded as an endpoint, was insufficient. Privacy was important in improving results (p < 0.01). In practice, the SPIKES protocol is implemented in a satisfactory standard, but it can be improved in each area, especially in Perception, Invitation, and Summary. It is suggested that more training should be done in undergraduate and graduate medical education and the effectiveness of the disclosure continue to be evaluated and improved.
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- Paweł Marschollek
- Wroclaw Medical University, Wybrzeże L. Pasteura 1, 50-367, Wrocław, Poland
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- Wroclaw Medical University, Wybrzeże L. Pasteura 1, 50-367, Wrocław, Poland
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- Wroclaw Medical University, Wybrzeże L. Pasteura 1, 50-367, Wrocław, Poland
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- Wroclaw Medical University, Wybrzeże L. Pasteura 1, 50-367, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Surgical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, pl. Hirszfelda 12, 53-413, Wrocław, Poland.
- 1st Department of Surgical Oncology, Lower Silesian Cancer Center, pl. Hirszfelda 12, 53-413, Wrocław, Poland.
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Goebel S, Mehdorn HM. Breaking Bad News to Patients with Intracranial Tumors: The Patients' Perspective. World Neurosurg 2018; 118:e254-e262. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bumb M, Keefe J, Miller L, Overcash J. Breaking Bad News: An Evidence-Based Review of Communication Models for Oncology Nurses. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2018; 21:573-580. [PMID: 28945712 DOI: 10.1188/17.cjon.573-580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A diagnosis of cancer is a stressful, difficult, and life-altering event. Breaking bad news is distressing to patients and families and is often uncomfortable for the nurse delivering it. Evidence-based communication models have been developed and adapted for use in clinical practice to assist nurses with breaking bad news.
. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this article is to provide an overview on breaking bad news and to review the utility of the SPIKES and PEWTER evidence-based communication models for oncology nurses.
. METHODS Perceptions of breaking bad news from the nurse and patient perspectives, as well as barriers and consequences to effective communication, will be presented. Clinical examples of possible situations of breaking bad news will demonstrate how to use the SPIKES and PEWTER models of communication when disclosing bad news to patients and their families.
. FINDINGS By using the evidence-based communication strategies depicted in this article, oncology nurses can support the delivery of bad news and maintain communication with their patients and their patients' families in an effective and productive manner.
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- Meridith Bumb
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
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- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
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- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
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Zhang C, Li X, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Shen Z, Chen Y. Impacts of HIV Stigma on Psychosocial Well-Being and Substance Use Behaviors Among People Living With HIV/AIDS In China: Across the Life Span. AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AIDS EDUCATION 2018; 30:108-119. [PMID: 29688775 PMCID: PMC6056313 DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To date, existing studies have indicated that stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) negatively affects their psychosocial well-being, and the impact may differ by age. In the current study, we aim to assess the impact of various types of stigma on PLWHA's psychological status and concomitant substance use. We explored different types of HIV stigma with psychosocial well-being and substance use employing mixed effect models among 2,987 Chinese PLWHA. Multivariate analyses revealed that each type of HIV stigma is positively associated with psychosocial distress, but negatively related to resilience and self-esteem across all age groups of PLWHA, with enacted stigma showing the strongest impact. Stigmatized PLWHA are more likely to smoke and use drugs, especially among the < 35 and 35-49-year-old groups. Age-specific interventions should be implemented to enhance PLWHA's stigma coping skill for improving their psychological health and reducing substance use in China and worldwide.
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- Chen Zhang
- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Division of Public Health Science, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester
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- Department of HIV/STD Prevention, Guangxi CDC, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of HIV/STD Prevention, Guangxi CDC, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of HIV/STD Prevention, Guangxi CDC, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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