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Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2015

Dispositional mindfulness predicts attenuated waking salivary cortisol levels in cancer survivors: a latent growth curve analysis.

Eric L Garland, Anna C Beck, David L Lipschitz, Yoshio Nakamura

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Stress-related eating, mindfulness, and obesity.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eric L GarlandSupportive Oncology and Survivorship Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Anna C Beck
David L Lipschitz
Yoshio Nakamura
University of Utah · USHuntsman Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Utah Center for Exploring Mind-Body Interactions (UCEMB*R21AT002209 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI NAKAMURA, YOSHIO · 2004 to 2006
$1.3M
Targeting Military Opioid Misuse with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery EnhancementR34DA037005 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GARLAND, ERIC LEE · 2013 to 2015
$667k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT002209NIDA NIH HHS 1R34DA037005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCancer survivors experience significant stress and diminished well-being long after treatment. Dispositional mindfulness is linked with salutary coping with stress and enhanced well-being, with potentially beneficial effects on stress-related hormones. In the present study, we evaluated dispositional mindfulness as a predictor of changes in waking salivary cortisol levels among a sample of cancer survivors.

methodsMindfulness, well-being, and saliva samples were collected at baseline and at 4- and 12-week follow-ups. Latent growth curve analysis was conducted to examine baseline dispositional mindfulness as a predictor of changes in waking salivary cortisol over time, and regression analyses examined associations between well-being and cortisol.

resultsFindings indicated that cancer survivors who reported lower baseline levels of dispositional mindfulness exhibited increases in waking cortisol over time, whereas those who reported higher baseline dispositional mindfulness showed comparatively stable waking cortisol over the study period. Furthermore, increases in waking cortisol were associated with decreased well-being over the study period.

conclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence that cancer survivors with higher levels of dispositional mindfulness may be buffered from deleterious changes in cortisol secretion. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Enhanced dispositional mindfulness may promote salutary neuroendocrine function among cancer survivors and thereby improve well-being during the survivorship process.

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SurvivorsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessNeoplasmsRegression AnalysisSalivaWakefulnessYoung AdultHydrocortisone

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PMID25287787
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