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Bert Garssen

2 papers in the library · publishing 2008-2012

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces chronic cancer-related fatigue: a treatment study.

Psycho-oncology March 2012 Marije L Van der Lee, Bert Garssen

About one-third of cancer survivors suffer from severe chronic fatigue. Aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy in reducing severe chronic fatigue in cancer survivors with mixed diagnoses. Participants (n = 100) were randomly selected from a cohort and allocated to an intervention and a waiting list condition. Analyses were based on 59...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction training for oncology patients: patients' appraisal and changes in well-being.

Patient education and counseling September 2008 Arenda Kieviet-Stijnen, Adriaan Visser, Bert Garssen et al.

This study explores satisfaction and changes in well-being in cancer patients following mindfulness-based stress reduction training. Data were collected in 47 cancer patients before and after the training, and also 1 year later. Standardized questionnaires were used to measure quality of life, joy in life, mood disturbances (depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, and tension), meaning in life and...