Palliative & Supportive Care
July 6, 2026
Megan F Noonan, Catherine E Mosher, Ekin Secinti et al.
The breath counting task (BCT) has shown evidence of validity as a behavioral measure of mindfulness in healthy populations but remains largely untested in clinical contexts. The BCT is a computerized measure of present-moment awareness based on breath-counting accuracy. This study provides a preliminary evaluation of its validity in adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers....
BMC Palliative Care
September 28, 2024
Catherine E Mosher, Kathleen A Beck-Coon, Wei Wu et al.
17 citations
Patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers often use avoidant coping strategies, such as delaying advance care planning discussions, which contribute to deterioration in their quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise in improving quality of life in this population but have rarely been applied to advance care planning. This pilot trial examined the preliminary...
Psycho-oncology
2024
Ellen Krueger, Ekin Secinti, Jesse C Stewart et al.
14 citations
Various psychosocial interventions have been developed to reduce distress and improve quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer, many of which are traditional cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBIs) or mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). The aims of this meta-analysis were to determine and compare the overall effects of traditional CBIs and MBIs on distress and QoL in this...
Psycho-oncology
2024
Stella Snyder, Ekin Secinti, Kelly Chinh et al.
6 citations
A brief, valid, and comprehensive measure of mindfulness is needed for cancer populations. This study examined the factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, and measurement invariance of the 10-item Cognitive Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R) in patients with cancer. Patients with breast, gastrointestinal, lung, or prostate cancer (N = 404, 50% stage IV cancer, 51%...