Effects of a Short-Term Dance Movement Therapy Program on Symptoms and Stress in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Trial

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• 作者：Rainbow T.H. Ho ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{tinho@hku.hk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Ted C.T. Fong ; MPhil^a ; Irene K.M. Cheung ; MSocSc^a ; Paul S.F. Yip ; PhD^b ; Mai-yee Luk ; MBBS^c
• 关键词：Breast cancer ; dance/movement therapy ; pain ; perceived stress ; randomized controlled trials
• 刊名：Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：51
• 期：5
• 页码：824-831
• 全文大小：462 K

文摘

Integrated interventions with combined elements of body movement and psychotherapy on treatment-related symptoms in cancer patients are relatively scarce.

Objectives

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of dance movement therapy (DMT) on improving treatment-related symptoms in a randomized controlled trial.

Methods

A total of 139 Chinese patients with breast cancer awaiting adjuvant radiotherapy were randomized to DMT or control group. The intervention included six 1.5-hour DMT sessions provided twice a week over the course of radiotherapy. Self-report measures on perceived stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and quality of life were completed before and after the three-week program.

Results

DMT showed significant effects on buffering the deterioration in perceived stress, pain severity, and pain interference (Cohen d = 0.34–0.36, P < 0.05). No significant intervention effects were found on anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and quality of life (Cohen d = 0.01–0.20, P > 0.05).

Conclusion

The short-term DMT program can counter the anticipated worsening of stress and pain in women with breast cancer during radiotherapy.