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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
117
11 weeks of mindfulness-based day-care clinic group program. 6 hours per week.
Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Knappschafts-Krankenhaus, Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Health-related quality of life
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.
Time frame: Week 11
Health-related quality of life
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.
Time frame: Week 32
Anxiety and depression
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS)
Time frame: Week 11; week 32
Life satisfaction
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.
Time frame: Week 11; week 32
Mindfulness
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.
Time frame: Week 11; week 32
Adaptive coping styles
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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.
Time frame: Week 11; week 32
Spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness
SpREUK questionnaire. Reference: Büssing A. Spirituality as a resource to rely on in chronic illness: the SpREUK questionnaire. Religions 2010;1:9-17.
Time frame: Week 11; week 32
Interpretation of illness
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.
Time frame: Week 11; week 32