Publications by authors named "B Yanez"
Objective: Most cancer patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant report elevated symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life during peritransplant. These concerns can become persistent. A prior randomized controlled trial showed that expressive helping-a low-burden, brief intervention combining expressive writing with a novel peer support writing exercise-reduced psychological distress and physical symptoms in long-term transplant survivors with moderate/high persistent symptoms.
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- * A two-part study was conducted to create and evaluate a website that hosts the TOGETHER intervention, with a focus on enhancing usability and ensuring it meets the specific needs of young adults aged 15-39 diagnosed with cancer.
- * Usability testing indicated that the website was user-friendly, while the feasibility trial showed promising recruitment, retention, and attendance rates, confirming its potential effectiveness among participants.
Background: In 8 females, 1 will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Although medical advances have increased the likelihood of survival, up to 90% of females will gain weight during and after treatment increasing the risk of breast cancer recurrence and obesity-related comorbidities in survivorship. Behavioral lifestyle interventions focused on diet with or without physical activity can provide breast cancer survivors nonpharmacological options to decrease weight gain and cardiometabolic risk.
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- * Mindfulness, a technique that promotes increased awareness and stress reduction, has shown potential in small studies for its positive effects on stress and cancer-related inflammation.
- * This study aims to evaluate an 8-week mindfulness program for 40 Black women at high risk for colorectal cancer, assessing both the intervention's feasibility and its impact on various health markers related to cancer risk.
Background: Young adult (YA) cancer survivors aged 18-39 frequently report unmet health information and peer support needs, as well as poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Our team has developed a supportive care intervention, titled TOGETHER-YA, to improve YA cancer survivors' stress management skills. TOGETHER-YA is delivered via videoconference and has shown initial feasibility, acceptability, and promise for improving HRQOL among YA survivors.
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