How Stress Management Improves Quality of Life after Treatment for Breast Cancer

Autor/inn/en	Antoni, Michael H.; Lechner, Suzanne C.; Kazi, Aisha; Wimberly, Sarah R.; Sifre, Tammy; Urcuyo, Kenya R.; Phillips, Kristin; Gluck, Stefan; Carver, Charles S.
Titel	How Stress Management Improves Quality of Life after Treatment for Breast Cancer
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74 (2006) 6, S.1143-1152 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Females; Stress Management; Quality of Life; Cancer; Outcomes of Treatment; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Response; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Program Effectiveness; Well Being; Life Style; Affective Behavior; Self Esteem + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Lebensqualität; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Emotionales Verhalten; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Lebensstil; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	The range of effects of psychosocial interventions on quality of life among women with breast cancer remains uncertain. Furthermore, it is unclear which components of multimodal interventions account for such effects. To address these issues, the authors tested a 10-week group cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention among 199 women newly treated for nonmetastatic breast cancer, following them for 1 year after recruitment. The intervention reduced reports of social disruption and increased emotional well-being, positive states of mind, benefit finding, positive lifestyle change, and positive affect for up to 12 months (indeed, some effects strengthened over time). With respect to mechanisms tested, the intervention increased confidence in being able to relax at will. There was also evidence that effects of the intervention on the various outcomes examined were mediated by change in confidence about being able to relax. Thus, this intervention had beneficial effects on diverse aspects of quality of life after treatment for breast cancer, which appear linked to a specific stress management skill taught in the intervention. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10