Browsing by Author "Zernicke, Kristin A."
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Item Open Access The eCALM Trial-eTherapy for cancer appLying mindfulness: online mindfulness-based cancer recovery program for underserved individuals living with cancer in Alberta: protocol development for a randomized wait-list controlled clinical trial(Springer Nature, 2013-2-16) Dirkse, Dale A.; Campbell, Tavis S.; Speca, Michael; McCabe-Ruff, Kelley; Flowers, Steven; Carlson, Linda E.; Zernicke, Kristin A.Elevated stress can exacerbate cancer symptom severity, and after completion of primary cancer treatments, many individuals continue to have significant distress. Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is an 8-week group psychosocial intervention consisting of training in mindfulness meditation and yoga designed to mitigate stress, pain, and chronic illness. Efficacy research shows face-to-face (F2F) MBCR programs have positive benefits for cancer patients; however barriers exist that impede participation in F2F groups. While online MBCR groups are available to the public, none have been evaluated.