A systematic review of yoga for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.

Background: Several studies have reviewed yoga for the treatment of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) with most demonstrating a benefit for symptom reduction; however, yoga has been studied beyond DGBI.

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review is to provide a comprehensive summary of yoga as treatment for gastrointestinal conditions.

Method: We conducted literature searches in PubMed and Embase and included yoga trials of adults with a diagnosis of a gastrointestinal disorders and diseases.

A qualitative study of stakeholders' experiences with and acceptability of a technology-supported health coaching intervention (SHARE-S) delivered in coordination with cancer survivorship care.

Purpose: Healthy cancer survivorship involves patients' active engagement with preventative health behaviors and follow-up care. While clinicians and patients have typically held dual responsibility for activating these behaviors, transitioning some clinician effort to technology and health coaches may enhance guideline implementation. This paper reports on the acceptability of the Shared Healthcare Actions & Reflections Electronic systems in survivorship (SHARE-S) program, an entirely virtual multicomponent intervention incorporating e-referrals, remotely-delivered health coaching, and automated text messages to enhance patient self-management and promote healthy survivorship.

Availability of cancer survivorship support services across the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program network.

Background: National cancer organizations recommend provision of nutrition, physical activity, and mental health supportive services to cancer survivors. However, the availability of these services across diverse community oncology settings remains unclear.

Methods: The National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) is a national network of community oncology practices engaged in cancer research.

Qualitative results from a randomized pilot study of eHealth Mindful Movement and Breathing to improve gynecologic cancer surgery outcomes.

Purpose: Improved management of pain and co-morbid symptoms (sleep disturbances, psychological distress) among women undergoing surgery for suspected gynecologic malignancies may reach a population vulnerable to chronic pain.

Participants: Women undergoing surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy.

Method: We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial of eHealth Mindful Movement and Breathing (eMMB) compared to an empathic attention control (AC).

Pilot study of implementing the Shared Healthcare Actions & Reflections Electronic systems in Survivorship (SHARE-S) program in coordination with clinical care.

Introduction: Initial cancer survivorship care planning efforts focused on information sharing demonstrated limited impact on patient health outcomes. We designed the Shared Healthcare Actions & Reflections Electronic Systems in survivorship (SHARE-S) program to enhance survivorship guideline implementation by transitioning some effort from clinicians to technology and patients through supporting health self-management (e.g.

Qualitative similarities and distinctions between participants' experiences with a yoga intervention and an attention control.

Purpose: This manuscript aims to compare and contrast acceptability and perceived benefits of yoga-skills training (YST) and an empathic listening attention control (AC) in the Pro-You study, a randomized pilot trial of YST vs. AC for adults receiving chemotherapy infusions for gastrointestinal cancer.

Methods: Participants were invited for a one-on-one interview at week 14 follow-up, after completing all intervention procedures and quantitative assessments.

A randomized pilot of eHealth mindful movement and breathing to improve gynecologic surgery outcomes.

Objective: To conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of eHealth Mindful Movement and Breathing (eMMB) compared to an empathic attention control (AC).

Participants: Women undergoing surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy.

Methods: eMMB is a brief yoga intervention delivered remotely during the perioperative timeframe.

Enhancing Access to Yoga for Older Male Veterans After Cancer: Examining Beliefs About Yoga.

Background: Yoga is an effective clinical intervention for cancer survivors. Most studies of the positive effects of yoga on cancer patients report on predominantly middle-aged women with breast cancer. Less is known about the use of yoga in older adults, veterans, and those from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds.

Feasibility of Systems Support Mapping to guide patient-driven health self-management in colorectal cancer survivors.

Objective: To evaluate feasibility of System Support Mapping (MAP), a systems thinking activity that involves creating a diagram of existing self-management activities (e.g. symptom management, health behaviors) to facilitate autonomous engagement in optimal self-management.

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Yoga Skills Training Versus an Attention Control Delivered During Chemotherapy Administration.

Context: It is important to address fatigue and co-occurring symptoms during chemotherapy to preserve quality of life in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.

Objective: To conduct a randomized controlled pilot study of a Yoga Skills Training (YST) intervention compared to an attention control (AC) among adults diagnosed with GI cancer.

Methods: YST consisted of four 30-minute sessions delivered individually during chemotherapy plus home practice.

Ensuring Yoga Intervention Fidelity in a Randomized Preference Trial for the Treatment of Worry in Older Adults.

Yoga for treatment of worry in older adults is an intervention that is especially likely to translate into real-world practice. Assessing treatment fidelity improves confidence that effective interventions can be consistently applied and allows researchers to explore if any null results for effectiveness are indeed the result of a lack of intervention efficacy or lack of proper intervention implementation. This study describes treatment fidelity of a yoga intervention in a randomized preference trial that compared cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and yoga for the treatment of worry, anxiety, and sleep in worried older (≥60 years) adults.

Development of an observational tool to assess health coaching fidelity.

Objective: This study describes the development of the Health Coaching Index (HCI), an observational tool for assessing fidelity to implementing health coaching practical skills.

Methods: Initial HCI items were developed, adapted following cognitive interviews, and refined during coding training. Participants (n = 42) were trainees who completed a National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)-approved training program and coached a standardized patient.

Can Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Build Cognitive Reserve and Learn Mindfulness Meditation? Qualitative Theme Analyses from a Small Pilot Study.

Background/objective: High levels of chronic stress negatively impact the hippocampus and are associated with increased incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease. While mindfulness meditation may mitigate the effects of chronic stress, it is uncertain if adults with MCI have the capacity to learn mindfulness meditation.

Methods: 14 adults with MCI were randomized 2:1 to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or a wait-list control group.

Interventions to enhance self-efficacy in cancer patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: Self-efficacy expectations are associated with improvements in problematic outcomes widely considered clinically significant (ie, emotional distress, fatigue, and pain), related to positive health behaviors, and as a type of personal agency, inherently valuable. Self-efficacy expectancies, estimates of confidence to execute behaviors, are important in that changes in self-efficacy expectations are positively related to future behaviors that promote health and well-being. The current meta-analysis investigated the impact of psychological interventions on self-efficacy expectations for a variety of health behaviors among cancer patients.

Yoga for symptom management in oncology: A review of the evidence base and future directions for research.

Because yoga is increasingly recognized as a complementary approach to cancer symptom management, patients/survivors and providers need to understand its potential benefits and limitations both during and after treatment. The authors reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of yoga conducted at these points in the cancer continuum (N = 29; n = 13 during treatment, n = 12 post-treatment, and n = 4 with mixed samples). Findings both during and after treatment demonstrated the efficacy of yoga to improve overall quality of life (QOL), with improvement in subdomains of QOL varying across studies.

The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Yoga is an ancient mind body practice. Although yoga has been used as a complementary health approach for enhancing wellness and addressing a variety of health issues, little is known about the impact of yoga on cognitive functioning in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. We conducted a literature review to examine the impact of yoga on persons with MCI and dementia.

Development and psychometric properties of the Self-efficacy for Mindfulness Meditation Practice scale.

This study aimed to develop a self-efficacy measure for mindfulness meditation practice (Self-efficacy for Mindfulness Meditation Practice scale). The scale was developed through a process of expert consensus, cognitive interviewing, and evaluation among 199 mindfulness meditation practitioners who completed an online survey. The 9-item Self-efficacy for Mindfulness Meditation Practice scale was unidimensional with three subconstructs of attention, compassion, and emotion.

Convenient and Live Movement (CALM) for women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Challenges and recommendations for internet-based yoga research.

Objective: To conduct a pilot trial of internet-based, cancer-adapted yoga for women receiving breast cancer treatment.

Design: Women undergoing radiation or chemotherapy for breast cancer were recruited for 12, 75-min, biweekly, cancer-adapted yoga classes delivered via internet-based, multipoint videoconferencing. Data were collected on feasibility and acceptability, including qualitative feedback from participants and the yoga instructor.

A randomized controlled trial of expressive writing in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema.

Objective: Breast cancer survivors who develop lymphedema report poorer quality of life (QoL) than those without lymphedema. Expressive writing is a potential intervention to address QoL.

Design: Adult women (N = 107) with breast cancer and chronic Stage II lymphedema were randomised to writing about thoughts and feelings specific to lymphedema and its treatment (intervention) or about daily activities (control) for four, 20-min sessions.

Complementary Tools to Empower and Sustain Behavior Change: Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness.

Improving health behaviors is fundamental to preventing and controlling chronic disease. Healthcare providers who have a patient-centered communication style and appropriate behavioral change tools can empower patients to engage in and sustain healthy behaviors. This review highlights motivational interviewing and mindfulness along with other evidence-based strategies for enhancing patient-centered communication and the behavior change process.

Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment.

Purpose: Reviews of yoga research that distinguish results of trials conducted during (versus after) cancer treatment are needed to guide future research and clinical practice. We therefore conducted a review of non-randomized studies and randomized controlled trials of yoga interventions for children and adults undergoing treatment for any cancer type.

Methods: Studies were identified via research databases and reference lists.