ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2019
Intra-individual study of mindfulness: ecological momentary perspective in post-surgical lung cancer patients.
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- Compliance With Ecological Momentary Assessment Among Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Postoperative Symptom Burden in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness enhancement through logotherapy in patients with mastectomized breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Trial
- Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment to Measure Affect-Based Feeling States Among Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Study Guided by the Integrated Screening Action Model.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Intensive Longitudinal Methods Among Adults With Breast or Lung Cancer: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Within-Person variations in mindfulness mediate effects of daily stressors on psychological distress in adolescence.Psychology & health · 2022Article
- Improving Postoperative Care Through Mindfulness-Based and Isometric Exercise Training Interventions: Systematic Review.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2022Review
- Effects of Osimertinib Combined With Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Health Care Training on Pulmonary Function, Complications, and Quality of Life in Patients After Radical Resection of Lung Cancer.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Real-time fluctuations in mindful awareness, willingness, and values clarity, and their associations with craving and dietary lapse among those seeking weight loss.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2021Article
- Ecological momentary assessments among patients with cancer: A scoping review.European journal of cancer care · 2019Article
- Are Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Associated With Cancer-Related Symptoms in Real Time?: A Daily Diary Study.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
The period of recovery following a lung-cancer surgery presents unique challenges and psychological demands. The study utilized ecological momentary assessments (EMA) to repeatedly sample mindfulness states in a sample of mindfulness-untrained individuals following hospital discharge. Intra- and inter- individual variability was assessed to examine cancer patients' natural capacity to exhibit mindfulness states during two weeks of recovery. Fifty nine stage I lung cancer patients (61% women, mean age = 66.1, SD = 7.9) completed EMA twice a day for two weeks. Mean level of mindfulness in the sample was low and equaled .49 (SD = .51) on the 5 point scale, with older participants being less likely to endorse mindful states. Net variability in mindfulness, defined as the person-based standard deviation in momentary scores, equaled .42 (SD = .26), ranging for 0 to 1.3 and indicating very modest variability for most participants. Results of the multi-level variance partitioning model revealed 41.4% of variance in mindfulness scores at the inter-individual, 2.4% on the temporal (i.e., .2% weekly and 2.2% daily), and 56.2% on the momentary levels. Findings indicate that, for cancer patients recovering from surgery, the innate ability to exhibit mindfulness is limited. From the methodological standpoint, consideration of intra-individual variability has implications for conceptualization and design of EMA studies.
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