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Association of Involvement in Psychological Self-Regulation with Longer Survival

Posted At : December 15, 2006 5:57 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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The team of Cunningham, Phillips, Lockwood, Hedley and Edmonds, from the Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, report in a recent issue of Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, that when patients dedicatedly employ a variety of psychological self-regulating strategies, (relaxation, guided imagery, cognitive restructuring and meditation), there is a life-prolonging effect.

In this prospective, longitudinal, correlative study, 22 patients with varying kinds of medically incurable, metastatic cancer were followed for one year, as they engaged in weekly group psychological therapy.Patients' written homework and therapists' notes were collected and qualitatively analyzed, to determine the extent of the patient's involvement with their psychological work and the behavioral techniques (high, medium or low), and then checked for survival duration.

A significant relationship was found between degree of involveent in psychological work and survival (p=.006). (The most likely confounding variables - medical status, age, quality of life and attendance at therapy were similar across subgroups.)

As this was a small study, further research is warranted. But it does indicate that dedicated involvement in self-regulation and psychological work will prolong the life of some patients with metastatic cancer.

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