title: Massage therapy alone and in combination with meditation for breast cancer patients undergoing autologous tissue reconstruction: A randomized pilot study.
abstract: This study explored whether massage combined with meditation is more helpful than massage alone for women recovering from autologous tissue reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. Forty patients were randomly assigned to either massage therapy or massage plus meditation on postoperative days 1 through 3. Outcome measures were 1) visual analog scale (VAS) scores for stress, anxiety, relaxation, insomnia, alertness, fatigue, tension, pain, mood, and energy, and 2) Perceived Stress Scale-14 scores. Nineteen patients in each group finished the study. Preintervention and postintervention mean total VAS scores improved significantly in both groups (P < .001), but no significant difference occurred between groups.
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Liza J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Dion
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Engen
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lemaine
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Donna K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: Revenue Cycle Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Charise G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Thomley
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: wahnerroedler.dietlind@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Dietlind L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wahner-Roedler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008405:Massage; D019122:Meditation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
keywords: Breast cancer reconstruction; Massage; Meditation