Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management for Healthy Women at Risk for Breast Cancer: a Novel Application of a Proven Intervention

Bonnie A. McGregor; Emily D. Dolan; Karly M. Murphy; Timothy S. Sannes; Krista B. Highland; Denise L. Albano; Alison A. Ward; Anna M. Charbonneau; Mary W. Redman; Rachel M. Ceballos

doi:10.1007/s12160-015-9726-z

Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management for Healthy Women at Risk for Breast Cancer: a Novel Application of a Proven Intervention

Bonnie A. McGregor^*, Emily D. Dolan, Karly M. Murphy, Timothy S. Sannes, Krista B. Highland, Denise L. Albano, Alison A. Ward, Anna M. Charbonneau, Mary W. Redman, Rachel M. Ceballos

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Abstract

Background: Women at risk for breast cancer report elevated psychological distress, which has been adversely associated with cancer-relevant behaviors and biology. Purpose: The present study sought to examine the effects of a 10-week cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) group intervention on distress among women with a family history of breast cancer. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to CBSM (N = 82) or a wait-list comparison group (N = 76). Baseline to postintervention effects of CBSM on depressive symptoms and perceived stress were examined using hierarchical regression. Results: CBSM participants reported significantly lower posttreatment depressive symptoms (β = −0.17, p < 0.05) and perceived stress (β = −0.23, p < 0.05) than wait-list comparison participants. Additionally, greater relaxation practice predicted lower distress. Conclusions: Group-based CBSM intervention is feasible and can reduce psychological distress among women with a family history of breast cancer. The present findings represent an encouraging avenue for the future application of CBSM. (Clinicaltrials.gov

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	873-884
Number of pages	12
Journal	Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Volume	49
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-015-9726-z
State	Published - 20 Aug 2015

Keywords

Breast neoplasms risk
Cognitive behavioral stress management
Distress
Female
Group psychotherapy
Relaxation practice

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McGregor, B. A., Dolan, E. D., Murphy, K. M., Sannes, T. S., Highland, K. B., Albano, D. L., Ward, A. A., Charbonneau, A. M., Redman, M. W., & Ceballos, R. M. (2015). Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management for Healthy Women at Risk for Breast Cancer: a Novel Application of a Proven Intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49(6), 873-884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-015-9726-z

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