Tacón Anna M, McComb Jacalyn
Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Jan;15(1):41-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0255.
The purpose of this article is to describe the rationale and protocol for a pilot study in women with breast cancer that integrates the two complementary therapies of mindfulness and exercise.
A sample of 30 women diagnosed with breast cancer within the previous 12 months who have completed initial treatment for their disease will be recruited from oncology physicians' offices. The pilot will be a pre-post design, and the study will occur within a hospital counseling center for 2 h one day/week for 8 weeks. Participants will complete pre-and post-questionnaires on anxiety, depression, quality of life, and the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) checklist. Patients will receive audiotapes and pedometers and will keep detailed logs of their weekly homework assignments.
Appropriate statistical analyses will be carried out to arrive at data-driven results. If results show significant benefit for the participants, the program will be revised as needed for improvement. DIRECTIONS: Future directions will be based on findings of the proposed pilot, which will dictate how to proceed after completion of the pilot study. A future goal, if preliminary findings and a replication study are encouraging, will be the development of a Mindfulness-based Exercise Program Manual for dissemination and use by researchers and clinicians to help empower patients with cancer.
本文旨在描述一项针对乳腺癌女性的试点研究的基本原理和方案，该研究整合了正念和运动这两种互补疗法。
将从肿瘤内科医生办公室招募30名在过去12个月内被诊断为乳腺癌且已完成疾病初始治疗的女性作为样本。该试点将采用前后对照设计，研究将在医院咨询中心进行，为期8周，每周一天，每次2小时。参与者将完成关于焦虑、抑郁、生活质量和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）清单的前后调查问卷。患者将收到录音带和计步器，并将详细记录他们每周的家庭作业。
将进行适当的统计分析以得出数据驱动的结果。如果结果显示对参与者有显著益处，该计划将根据需要进行修订以改进。
未来的方向将基于拟议试点的结果，这将决定试点研究完成后如何继续进行。如果初步结果和重复研究令人鼓舞，未来的目标将是编写一本基于正念的运动计划手册，供研究人员和临床医生传播和使用，以帮助增强癌症患者的能力。
