Clinical and psychological moderators of the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on persistent pain in women treated for primary breast cancer - explorative analyses from a randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSION: Attachment avoidance, and potentially radiotherapy, may be clinically relevant factors for identifying the patients who may benefit most from MBCT as a pain intervention. Due to the exploratory nature of the analyses, the results should be considered preliminary.
PMID: 28094662 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Oncologica - January 16, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Johannsen M, O'Toole MS, O'Connor M, Jensen AB, Zachariae R Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research