The Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Objective and Subjective Sleep Parameters in Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Keywords
objective and subjective sleep parameters, breast cancer, mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR(BC)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3603
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction for breast cancer survivors (MBSR(BC)) on multiple measures of objective and subjective sleep parameters among breast cancer survivors (BCS).
Methods: Data were collected using a two-armed randomized controlled design among BCS enrolled in either a 6-week MBSR(BC) program or a usual care (UC) group with a 12-week follow-up. The present analysis is a subset of the larger parent trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01177124). Seventy-nine BCS participants (mean age 57 years), stages 0–III, were randomly assigned to either the formal (in-class) 6-week MBSR(BC) program or UC. Subjective sleep parameters (SSP) (i.e., sleep diaries and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)) and objective sleep parameters (OSP) (i.e., actigraphy) were measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after completing the MBSR(BC) or UC program.
Results: Results showed indications of a positive effect of MBSR(BC) on OSP at 12 weeks on sleep efficiency (78.2% MBSR(BC) group versus 74.6% UC group, p = 0.04), percent of sleep time (81.0% MBSR(BC) group versus 77.4% UC group, p = 0.02), and less number waking bouts (93.5 in MBSR(BC) group versus 118.6 in the UC group, p < 0.01). Small nonsignificant improvements were found in SSP in the MBSR(BC) group from baseline to 6 weeks (PSQI total score, p = 0.09). No significant relationship was observed between minutes of MBSR(BC) practice and SSP or OSP.
Conclusions: These data suggest that MBSR(BC) may be an efficacious treatment to improve objective and subjective sleep parameters in BCS.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psycho-Oncology, v. 24, issue 4, p. 424-432
Scholar Commons Citation
Lengacher, Cecile A.; Reich, Richard R.; Paterson, Carly L.; Jim, Heather S.; Ramesar, Sophia; Alinat, Carissa B.; Budhrani, Pinky H.; Farias, Jerrica R.; Shelton, Melissa M.; Park, Jong Y.; and Kip, Kevin E., "The Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Objective and Subjective Sleep Parameters in Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2014). Nursing Faculty Publications. 233.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/nur_facpub/233
