Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial
Renna M, Madison A, Peng J, Shrout M, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, VanDeusen J, Williams N, Sardesai S, Noonan A, Reinbolt R, Stover D, Cherian M, Malarkey W, Andridge R, Kiecolt-Glaser J. Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 888-898. PMID: 37335884, PMCID: PMC10498820, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationMemory problemsCognitive tasksBreast cancer survivorsEmotion regulation abilitiesAdaptive emotion regulationEmotion regulation skillsHigher subjective fatigueSubjective memory problemsCancer survivorsCognitive side effectsPain sensitivityRegulation skillsLow mindfulnessCognitive problemsMindfulness QuestionnaireRegulation abilitySubjective fatiguePhysical healthBreast cancer survivorshipCold pain sensitivityObjective ratingsConcentration problemsMindfulnessInflammatory responseConflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases
Madison A, Renna M, Andridge R, Peng J, Shrout M, Sheridan J, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, Williams N, Noonan A, Reinbolt R, Stover D, Cherian M, Malarkey W, Kiecolt-Glaser J. Conflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases. Pain 2023, 164: 1985-1994. PMID: 36943254, PMCID: PMC10440304, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsChronic social stressPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsInterleukin-1 receptor antagonistSocial stressEffects of inflammationAcute inflammatory responseSaline placeboChronic painElevated painMore painReceptor antagonistInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseHours postinjectionDepression riskPainInflammatory increasesNervous systemSeparate visitsNonsocial stressVaccine sequenceBehavioral covariatesInflammation