The experience of imagery as a post-treatment intervention in patients with breast cancer: program, process, and patient recommendations.

Purpose/objectives: To better understand the common themes of women participating in an imagery program designed to improve quality of life (QOL).

Research Approach: Qualitative.

Setting: Classroom setting at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.

Imagery intervention for recovering breast cancer patients: clinical trial of safety and efficacy.

In a phase I National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded clinical trial, 34 breast cancer survivors, six weeks to one year post-treatment, were recruited to participate in a 6-class, 8-week long imagery stress reduction program entitled "Envision the Rhythms of Life." Patients practiced imagery during and between sessions. Outcomes for quality of life and cortisol rhythm were assessed pre- to post-intervention, in two subsets of survivors (intravenous [IV] chemotherapy, or no IV chemotherapy).

Effects of imagery, critical thinking, and asthma education on symptoms and mood state in adult asthma patients: a pilot study.

Objective: To compare biologically targeted imagery (BTI) and critical thinking asthma management (CTAM) outcomes.

Design: Participants were randomized to BTI (group 1, G1) or CTAM (group 2, G2) in a 2 x 2 x 4 design (BTI/CTAM x pretest/post-test x weeks [3 week averaged intervals of symptoms and peak flows]). Interventions were asthma education plus treatment (BTI or CTAM for two 2-hour sessions per week for 6 weeks).

Culturally sensitive AIDS educational videos for African American audiences: effects of source, message, receiver, and context.

The importance of using culturally sensitive educational materials in HIV-related interventions with racial and ethnic minority groups is widely recognized. However, little empirical research has been conducted to assess the relative effectiveness of different techniques for creating culturally sensitive AIDS educational videos. Two field experiments with three samples of African American adults (N = 174, 173, and 143) were conducted to assess how source characteristics (race of communicator), message characteristics (multicultural message vs.