Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR(BC)) in breast cancer: Evaluating fear of recurrence (FOR) as a mediator of psychological and physical symptoms in a randomized control trial (RCT)

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-195

  Lengacher, Cecile A ^a   Shelton, Melissa M ^a   Reich, Richard R ^b   Barta, Michelle K ^a   Johnson Mallard, Versie ^a   Moscoso, Manolete S ^a   Paterson, Carly ^a   Ramesar, Sophia ^a   Budhrani, Pinky ^a   Carranza, Irina ^a   Lucas, Jean ^a   Jacobsen, Paul B ^b   Goodman, Matthew J ^c   Kip, Kevin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fear of recurrence; Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR); Oncology

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896405909     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9473-6     Document Type: Article

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