B P International

 The goal of this study was to look into a five-week complementary medicine intervention called mindfulness-based intervention (MBSR) in breast cancer patients who were suffering from chronic pain. Pain is the most debilitating and chronic symptom that cancer patients face. For the first time, psychological pain inflexibility, pain self-efficacy, and expressive suppression were studied in breast cancer patients suffering from cancer-related pain. Pre- and post-intervention design in one group. The study took place in the spring of 2010 at a medical centre in Lubbock, Texas. Methodology: The sample comprised of 46 participants, with 36 women in stage II (78%) and 10 women in stage III (22%) with an average age of 55 years. The MBSR intervention was held for eight weeks in a hospital counselling centre for 1.5 hours per week, with preliminary data collected at five weeks (reported here), three weeks later at the end of the whole programme, and three months later. The following pr...

Aims: The purpose here was to investigate for the first time effects following five-weeks of a complementary medicine intervention or mindfulness-based intervention (MBSR) in cancer patients with chronic pain. Specifically, psychological inflexibility in pain, pain self-efficacy, and expressive suppression were investigated for the first time in breast cancer patients with cancer-related pain. Study Design: One group pre-post intervention design. Place and Duration of Study: Lubbock, Tx medical center, spring 2010. Methodology: Sample: The sample consisted of 46 participants with 36 women in stage II (78%) and 10 (22%) in stage III with a mean age of 55 years. The MBSR intervention was held in a hospital counseling center for 1.5 hours/week for eight-weeks, with preliminary data collected at five weeks (reported here), at the end of the full program three weeks later, and three months post the 8-week program. Preliminary data here were collected on standardized instruments b...