Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-117

  Lengacher, Cecile A ^a   Johnson Mallard, Versie ^a   Barta, Michelle ^b   Fitzgerald, Shirley ^a   Moscoso, Manolete S ^b   Post White, Janice ^c   Jacobsen, Paul B ^d   Molinari Shelton, Melissa ^a   Le, Nancy ^e   Budhrani, Pinky ^a   Goodman, Matthew ^f   Kip, Kevin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Nursing Alumni & Friends Society Board ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer survivors; meditation; pain; psychological well being; quality of life; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EMOTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053305467     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010110385938     Document Type: Article

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