Karen O Brandon

2 papers in the library · publishing 2020-2022

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A mindfulness-based stress management program for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) patients: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

PLoS One April 1, 2022 Min-Jeong Yang, Valerie V Yepez, Karen O Brandon et al.

Objectives: Caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) cancer patients experience high caregiver burden and carry a significant amount of responsibility. Mindfulness has the potential to lessen caregiver burden by aiding in stress management. To date, no studies have examined the efficacy of mindfulness in reducing caregiver burden in this population. Based on our pilot...

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266316 Full text Mindfulness Humans Hydrocortisone Pilot projects +1

Development of a mindfulness-based treatment for smoking cessation and the modification of alcohol use: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial and pilot study findings.

Contemporary Clinical Trials November 14, 2020 Mikaela Hemenway, Katie Witkiewitz, Marina Unrod et al.

The combined use of cigarettes and alcohol is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Yet, efficacious interventions that address both behaviors concurrently are lacking. Smoking cessation and alcohol modification not only garner health benefits, but there is also value in addressing alcohol use in the context of smoking cessation to reduce the risk for smoking relapse. In...

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106218 Full text Mindfulness Humans Pilot projects Smoking cessation +4