PMID- 26242890
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171012
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 1552-695X (Electronic)
IS  - 1534-7354 (Print)
IS  - 1534-7354 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
DP  - 2016 Jun
TI  - Forming a Stress Management and Health Promotion Program for Women Undergoing 
      Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
PG  - 165-74
LID - 10.1177/1534735415598225 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an 8-week stress management and health 
      promotion program on women undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy treatment. 
      Patients and methods A total of 61 patients were recruited in 2 cancer centers 
      and were randomly assigned to the intervention program (n = 30) or control group 
      (n = 31). The intervention program consisted of different stress management 
      techniques, which were combined with instructions for lifestyle modification. 
      Assessments were carried out through questionnaires and measurement of body mass 
      index (BMI) at baseline and at the end of the 8-week program. RESULTS: In all, 25 
      participants completed the intervention program, whereas 28 participants 
      completed the observational control program. The intervention program resulted in 
      a small effect size on internal dimension of Health Locus of Control (HLC) and a 
      medium effect size on stress, depression, anxiety, night sleep duration, and 
      chance dimension of HLC. A strong effect size was recorded for BMI and sleep 
      onset latency. Self-rated health, spiritual well-being, and powerful others 
      dimension of HLC were not significantly affected. Additionally, some of the 
      participants reported a reduction in the side effects caused by chemotherapy. 
      CONCLUSIONS: The intervention resulted in several benefits for the general health 
      status of patients. Therefore, it should be considered as feasible and 
      potentially beneficial for women undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy. However, 
      it is necessary for this intervention to be tested through a randomized 
      controlled trial in a larger sample of patients before adopting this program in 
      standard cancer care.
CI  - (c) The Author(s) 2015.
FAU - Pelekasis, Panagiotis
AU  - Pelekasis P
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece pelekasispanagiotis@gmail.com.
FAU - Zisi, Georgia
AU  - Zisi G
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Koumarianou, Anna
AU  - Koumarianou A
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, 
      Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Marioli, Androniki
AU  - Marioli A
AD  - Oncology Unit GPP, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Chrousos, George
AU  - Chrousos G
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
FAU - Syrigos, Konstantinos
AU  - Syrigos K
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece Oncology Unit GPP, Sotiria General Hospital, 
      Athens, Greece.
FAU - Darviri, Christina
AU  - Darviri C
AD  - Postgraduate Course Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, 
      University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20150804
PL  - United States
TA  - Integr Cancer Ther
JT  - Integrative cancer therapies
JID - 101128834
RN  - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - Anxiety/etiology/psychology/therapy
MH  - Breast Neoplasms/*complications/drug therapy/*psychology
MH  - Counseling/methods
MH  - Depression/genetics/psychology/therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Promotion/methods
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Stress, Psychological/etiology/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC5736052
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - BMI
OT  - breast cancer
OT  - chemotherapy
OT  - health locus of control
OT  - health promotion
OT  - sleep
OT  - stress
COIS- Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential 
      conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or 
      publication of this article.
EDAT- 2015/08/06 06:00
MHDA- 2017/10/13 06:00
PMCR- 2015/08/04
CRDT- 2015/08/06 06:00
PHST- 2015/08/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/08/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/10/13 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/08/04 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1534735415598225 [pii]
AID - 10.1177_1534735415598225 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/1534735415598225 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Integr Cancer Ther. 2016 Jun;15(2):165-74. doi: 10.1177/1534735415598225. Epub 
      2015 Aug 4.