TY - JOUR
T1 - Mindfulness significantly reduces self-reported levels of anxiety and depression
T2 - Results of a randomised controlled trial among 336 Danish women treated for stage I-III breast cancer
AU - Würtzen, Hanne
AU - Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg
AU - Elsass, Peter
AU - Sumbundu, Antonia Dorthea
AU - Steding-Jensen, Marianne
AU - Karlsen, Randi Valbjørn
AU - Andersen, Klaus Kaae
AU - Flyger, Henrik L
AU - Pedersen, Anne
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
N1 - European Journal of Cancer
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1365-1373, April 2013
Mindfulness significantly reduces self-reported levels of anxiety and depression: Results of a randomised controlled trial among 336 Danish women treated for stage I–III breast cancer☆
Hanne Würtzenemail address, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Peter Elsass, Antonia D. Sumbundu, Marianne Steding-Jensen, Randi Valbjørn Karlsen, Klaus Kaae Andersen, Henrik L. Flyger, Anne E. Pedersen, Christoffer Johansen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - INTRODUCTION: As the incidence of and survival from breast cancer continue to raise, interventions to reduce anxiety and depression before, during and after treatment are needed. Previous studies have reported positive effects of a structured 8-week group mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) among patients with cancer and other conditions. PURPOSE: To test the effect of such a programme on anxiety and depression among women with breast cancer in a population-based randomised controlled study. METHODS: A total of 336 women who had been operated on for breast cancer (stage I-III) were randomised to usual care or MBSR+usual care. Questionnaires including the Symptom Checklist-90r anxiety and depression subscales and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale were administered before randomisation and immediately, 6 and 12 months after the intervention. RESULTS: Intention-to-treat analyses showed differences between groups in levels of anxiety (p=0.0002) and depression (SCL-90r, p
AB - INTRODUCTION: As the incidence of and survival from breast cancer continue to raise, interventions to reduce anxiety and depression before, during and after treatment are needed. Previous studies have reported positive effects of a structured 8-week group mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) among patients with cancer and other conditions. PURPOSE: To test the effect of such a programme on anxiety and depression among women with breast cancer in a population-based randomised controlled study. METHODS: A total of 336 women who had been operated on for breast cancer (stage I-III) were randomised to usual care or MBSR+usual care. Questionnaires including the Symptom Checklist-90r anxiety and depression subscales and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale were administered before randomisation and immediately, 6 and 12 months after the intervention. RESULTS: Intention-to-treat analyses showed differences between groups in levels of anxiety (p=0.0002) and depression (SCL-90r, p
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.10.030
DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.10.030
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23265707
SN - 0959-8049
VL - 49
SP - 1365
EP - 1373
JO - European Journal of Cancer
JF - European Journal of Cancer
IS - 6
ER -