Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy for women with breast and gynecologic cancer: A pilot study to determine effectiveness and feasibility

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3009-3019

  Stafford, Lesley ^a,c,f   Foley, Elizabeth ^b   Judd, Fiona ^a,f   Gibson, Penny ^a   Kiropoulos, Litza ^c,d   Couper, Jeremy ^e  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Mind Potential   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cognitive therapy; Distress; Mindfulness; Oncology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885646812     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1880-x     Document Type: Article

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