Neoplasms
Conditions
Brief summary
Emotional and mental symptoms are common consequences of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Coping with these symptoms seems to be influenced by interpretation of illness, locus of health control and spiritual attitudes in dealing with illness. Mindfulness-based stress reduction has been shown to reduce physical and mental symptoms in cancer patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a mindfulness-based day-care clinic group program on quality of life, anxiety and depression in cancer patients and to evaluate the association with coping styles, spiritual attitudes in dealing with illness, mindfulness and interpretation of illness.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness-based day-care clinic group program
11 weeks of mindfulness-based day-care clinic group program. 6 hours per week.
Sponsors
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of cancer * Physical and mental ability to participate in the program
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life | Week 11 | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). Reference: Carlson LE, Speca M, Patel KD, Goodey E. Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Psychosom Med. 2003;65:571-581. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression | Week 11; week 32 | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS) |
| Life satisfaction | Week 11; week 32 | Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale (BMLSS). Reference: Büssing A, Fischer J. Interpretation of illness in cancer survivors is associated with healthrelated variables and adaptive coping styles. BMC Womens Health. 2009;9:2. |
| Mindfulness | Week 11; week 32 | Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Reference:Walach H, Buchheld N, Buttenmüller V, Kleinknecht N, Grossmann P, Schmidt S (2003). Empirische Erfassung der Achtsamkeit - Die Konstruktion des Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit (FFA) und weitere Validierungsstudien. In Heidenreich T, Michalak J: Achtsamkeit und Akzeptanz in der Psychotherapie, dgvt-Verlag. |
| Health-related quality of life | Week 32 | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). Reference: Carlson LE, Speca M, Patel KD, Goodey E. Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Psychosom Med. 2003;65:571-581. |
| Spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness | Week 11; week 32 | SpREUK questionnaire. Reference: Büssing A. Spirituality as a resource to rely on in chronic illness: the SpREUK questionnaire. Religions 2010;1:9-17. |
| Interpretation of illness | Week 11; week 32 | Interpretation of Illness Questionnaires (IIQ). Reference: Büssing A, Fischer J. Interpretation of illness in cancer survivors is associated with healthrelated variables and adaptive coping styles. BMC Womens Health. 2009;9:2. |
| Adaptive coping styles | Week 11; week 32 | AKU questionnaire. Reference: Büssing A, Fischer J. Interpretation of illness in cancer survivors is associated with healthrelated variables and adaptive coping styles. BMC Womens Health. 2009;9:2. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed