scholarly journals Fatigued breast cancer survivors: The role of sleep quality, depressed mood, stage and age

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 965-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajni Banthia ◽  
Vanessa L. Malcarne ◽  
Celine M. Ko ◽  
James W. Varni ◽  
Georgia Robins Sadler
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors

scholarly journals Cognitive performance of breast cancer survivors in daily life: Role of fatigue and depressed mood

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 2174-2180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent J. Small ◽  
Heather S.L. Jim ◽  
Sarah L. Eisel ◽  
Paul B. Jacobsen ◽  
Stacey B. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Daily Life

Abstract B36: Comorbidities in breast cancer survivors: The role of race and socioeconomic factors

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Highland ◽  
Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza ◽  
Ocla Kigen ◽  
Vanessa B. Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors

scholarly journals Assessment of the prognostic role of body mass index on breast cancer survivors: A Moroccan center experience

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
R. Benmalek ◽  
S. Ejjebli ◽  
H. Bendahou ◽  
A. Maaroufi ◽  
A. Abouriche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Prognostic Role

Efficacy of ear acupuncture on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 12066-12066
Author(s):  
Melanie Désirée Hoextermann ◽  
Katja Buner ◽  
Heidemarie Haller ◽  
Wiebke Kohl ◽  
Mattea Reinisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Ear Acupuncture ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled

12066 Background: Among females, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Sleep problems impair 40 to 70 % of breast cancer survivors. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of ear acupuncture on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors. Methods: Fifty-two female breast cancer survivors (mean age 55.73 ± 8.10) were randomized to either 10 treatments of ear acupuncture within five weeks (N = 26) or to a single session of psycho-education and given an advice booklet concerning insomnia (N = 26). Both interventions were delivered in a group setting. Primary outcome was sleep quality (measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) at week 5 corrected for treatment expectancies. Secondary outcomes were inflammation parameters (interleukin-6) at week 5, sleep quality at week 17, and stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, quality of life and fatigue 5 weeks and 17 weeks after randomization. Results: Intention-to-treat analysis showed a significantly stronger increase of sleep quality in the ear acupuncture group compared to the psycho-education group ( p= .031; d = 0.64) at week 5. Furthermore, ear acupuncture improved stress ( p= .030; d = 0.64), anxiety ( p = .001; d = 0.97), and fatigue ( p = .012; d = 0.75) at week 5 compared to psycho-education. No significant group difference was found on any outcome at week 17. No serious adverse events occurred during the study period. Conclusions: Group ear acupuncture may be a helpful intervention in tackling sleep problems in breast cancer survivors in the short term and may reduce stress, anxiety and fatigue as well. Long-term effects remain questionable. Clinical trial information: NCT03874598 .

Mindfulness and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Role of Self-Kindness and Alexithymia

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison M. Forti ◽  
Craig S. Cashwell ◽  
Robert Henson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Significant Variance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship among mindfulness, self-kindness, alexithymia and quality of life in post-treatment breast cancer survivors and to examine whether self-kindness and alexithymia mediate the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life. Results suggested that the overall model accounted for significant variance in quality of life and that alexithymia partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and quality of life. Implications for practice and further research are discussed.

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