Symptom experiences in metastatic breast cancer patients: relationships to activity engagement, value-based living, and psychological inflexibility
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Objective: This study examined symptom-based subgroups of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients and the extent to which they differed across key constructs of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Methods: Eighty women with MBC completed self-report surveys assessing 10 common symptoms and several ACT variables (ie, activity engagement, psychological inflexibility, value obstruction, and value progress) during a single time point. Results: A cluster analysis yielded 3 patient subgroups: low symptoms, low-moderate symptoms, and moderate-high symptoms. Relative to the subgroup with low symptoms, the other subgroups reported less activity engagement. In addition, compared with patients with low symptoms, the subgroup with moderate-high symptoms reported greater psychological inflexibility (ie, avoidance of unwanted internal experiences) and greater difficulty living consistently with their values. Conclusions: Women with MBC show heterogeneity in their symptom profiles, and those with higher symptom burden are more likely to disengage from valued activities and avoid unwanted experiences (eg, thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations). Findings are largely consistent with the ACT model and provide strong justification for testing ACT to address symptom interference in MBC patients. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The study findings are largely consistent with the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model.
“Findings are largely consistent with the ACT model”
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“These results are largely consistent with ACT theory [17]”
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Preliminary evidence suggests that symptoms may disrupt the daily activities of metastatic breast cancer patients.
“Preliminary evidence suggests that symptoms may disrupt the daily activities of MBC patients [3, 15].”
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The Results and Discussion report that depressive symptoms, particularly negative affect, predicted increased disruption of social and recreational activities in women with metastatic breast cancer. The claim is broader: the study did not assess cancer-related physical symptoms or the full range of daily activities (Discussion; page not provided). (LLM, conf=0.82)
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Other common symptoms among cancer patients, such as nausea, neuropathy, swelling of arms and legs, hot flashes, and cognitive problems, have received less attention in the metastatic breast cancer literature.
“Other common symptoms among cancer patients (e.g., nausea, neuropathy, swelling of arms and legs, hot flashes, cognitive problems) have received less attention in the MBC literature [6, 12–14].”
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The Introduction (page unavailable) describes people with metastatic disease as under-researched in quality-of-life research. The paper records nausea and cognitive functioning in its sample, but does not say that the listed symptoms have received less attention than other symptoms in the metastatic breast cancer literature. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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The Neuropathy assessment tools section says neuropathy is often underrecognized and underreported and calls for more prospective studies using patient-reported tools in metastatic breast cancer trials. This supports the claim's neuropathy component, but the paper does not establish that nausea, swelling, hot flashes, or cognitive problems have received less attention in the MBC literature. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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The PROMIS measures used in the study have undergone rigorous reliability and validity testing.
“These measures have undergone rigorous reliability and validity testing [29–31].”
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Co-occurring symptoms have a compounding, negative effect on cancer patients' functional status and quality of life.
“This analysis was performed because co-occurring symptoms have a compounding, negative effect on cancer patients’ functional status and quality of life [40].”
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The Introduction says co-occurring symptoms can adversely affect patient outcomes, and the Discussion says multiple symptoms affect quality of life and functional status. But the Introduction says a synergistic effect *may* occur; it does not establish the claim’s unqualified “compounding” effect. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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One-way ANOVAs showed significant differences between the symptom clusters on ratings of the ten symptoms.
“One-way ANOVAs revealed significant differences between clusters on ratings of the ten symptoms (see Table 3).”
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Compared with the low symptoms cluster, the low-moderate and moderate-high symptoms clusters reported less engagement in roles and activities.
“Relative to the subgroup with low symptoms, the other subgroups reported less activity engagement.”
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“Cluster 1 had greater activity engagement than the other clusters, which did not significantly differ from each other.”
- Also stated in: § Conclusions · plain
“compared to patients with low symptoms, the other patient subgroups reported less activity engagement.”
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Compared with the low symptoms cluster, the moderate-high symptoms cluster reported greater psychological inflexibility.
“compared to patients with low symptoms, the subgroup with moderate-high symptoms reported greater psychological inflexibility (i.e., avoidance of unwanted internal experiences)”
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“Cluster 1 had lower levels of psychological inflexibility and value obstruction than Cluster 3.”
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“relative to patients with low symptoms, the subgroup with moderate to high symptom levels reported greater psychological inflexibility (i.e., avoidance of unwanted internal experiences)”
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Compared with the low symptoms cluster, the moderate-high symptoms cluster reported greater value obstruction, meaning greater difficulty living consistently with their values.
“and greater difficulty living consistently with their values.”
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“Cluster 1 had lower levels of psychological inflexibility and value obstruction than Cluster 3.”
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“and greater difficulty living a life consistent with their values.”
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Half of the symptoms assessed-nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depressive symptoms-had significant negative associations with value progress.
“Additionally, half of the symptoms (i.e., nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depressive symptoms) showed significant, negative associations with value progress.”
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“greater progress in value-based living was associated with lower levels of certain symptoms (e.g., fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depressive symptoms)”
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One-way ANOVAs showed significant differences between the symptom clusters on activity engagement, psychological inflexibility, and value obstruction.
“One-way ANOVAs also revealed significant differences between clusters on activity engagement, psychological inflexibility, and value obstruction (see Table 3).”
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The three symptom clusters did not differ significantly from one another on value progress.
“The three clusters did not differ from each other with respect to value progress.”
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“Whereas value obstruction was associated with patient subgroups based on symptoms, progress in valued-based living was not.”
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Nearly all assessed symptoms had significant negative associations with activity engagement, with the exceptions of nausea, neuropathy, and hot flashes.
“As expected, nearly all symptoms showed significant, negative associations with activity engagement. The only exceptions were nausea, neuropathy, and hot flashes, which were not significantly related to this outcome.”
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Women with metastatic breast cancer show heterogeneity in their symptom profiles.
“Women with MBC show heterogeneity in their symptom profiles,”
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“Women with MBC show heterogeneity in their symptom profiles”
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“Results suggested that there were three patient subgroups: those with low symptoms, low-moderate symptoms, and moderate-high symptoms.”
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All measures in the study showed acceptable internal consistency reliability, with Cronbach's alpha ranging from .75 to .95.
“All measures showed acceptable internal consistency reliability (α range = .75 to .95).”
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Standard non-pharmacologic approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy show limited evidence for reducing symptom-related suffering in metastatic breast cancer patients.
“Standard non-pharmacologic approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy show limited evidence for reducing the symptom-related suffering of MBC patients [16].”
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One randomized trial with late-stage ovarian cancer patients found large improvement in mood and quality of life among ACT participants compared with those assigned to cognitive-behavioral therapy.
“However, one randomized trial with late-stage ovarian cancer patients found large improvement in mood and quality of life among ACT participants compared to those assigned to cognitive-behavioral therapy [27].”
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This study is the first to identify subgroups of metastatic breast cancer patients based on common symptom ratings and their associations with key ACT constructs.
“This study is the first to identify subgroups of patients with MBC based on ratings of common symptoms and their associations with key ACT constructs (i.e., activity engagement, psychological inflexibility, value obstruction, and value progress).”
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Certain symptoms, such as nausea, may have been unrelated to some ACT constructs in this study because of range restriction.
“Finally, certain symptoms (e.g., nausea) may have been unrelated to some ACT constructs in this study due to range restriction; larger samples are needed to ensure symptom heterogeneity for predicting outcomes.”
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The cross-sectional design of the study prevented assessment of temporal relationships among the variables.
“In addition, the cross-sectional design precluded an assessment of temporal relationships among variables.”
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The present findings extend prior work by linking psychological inflexibility or avoidance to a variety of physical and psychological symptoms in advanced cancer patients.
“The present findings extend this work by linking this avoidance to a variety of physical and psychological symptoms in a sample of advanced cancer patients.”
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Two prior studies of patients with various cancer types and stages linked greater avoidance of unwanted experiences or psychological inflexibility to worse physical and emotional well-being and greater psychological distress.
“Two prior studies of patients with various cancer types and stages have linked greater avoidance of unwanted experiences or psychological inflexibility to worse physical and emotional well-being and greater psychological distress [21, 22].”
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To date, intervention trials to reduce symptoms and distress have been largely ineffective for metastatic breast cancer patients.
“To date, intervention trials to reduce symptoms and distress have been largely ineffective for MBC patients [16].”
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According to a recent Cochrane meta-analysis, non-pharmacologic interventions for metastatic breast cancer patients, mostly cognitive-behavioral or emotion-focused group therapy, have yielded only short-term benefits for pain and distress reduction.
“According to a recent Cochrane meta-analysis [16], non-pharmacologic interventions for MBC patients, most of which were cognitive-behavioral or emotion-focused group therapy, have only yielded short-term benefits with respect to pain and distress reduction.”
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PremisecitationPrior research with other cancer populations has also found heterogeneity in patients' symptom experience.
“Prior research with other cancer populations has also found heterogeneity with respect to patients’ symptom experience [40].”
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PremisecitationDespite commonly used pharmacologic symptom management, metastatic breast cancer patients have high symptom burden that is a major source of suffering, impairment, and disability.
“Despite commonly used pharmacologic approaches to symptom management, MBC patients have high symptom burden that is a major source of suffering, impairment, and disability [2–4, 6].”
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The Description of the sample reports substantial fatigue, pain and insomnia among the women studied, alongside poorer physical, role and social functioning in a sizeable minority. The Discussion says pain and insomnia remained problems for some women despite being potentially manageable with medication. The paper does not establish that pharmacologic symptom treatments were commonly used in this sample or that symptoms were a major cause of suffering, impairment and disability. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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PremisecitationACT theorists have proposed that psychological suffering results from attempts to avoid aversive experiences, such as symptoms, which often lead to disengagement from valued activities.
“Consistent with these findings, ACT theorists have proposed that psychological suffering results from attempts to avoid aversive experiences, such as symptoms, which often lead to disengagement from valued activities [17].”
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PremisecitationCommon symptoms in metastatic breast cancer patients include depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, pain, and fatigue.
“Common symptoms in this population include depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, pain, and fatigue [6–10].”
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The Description of the sample reports fatigue (63%), pain (30%) and insomnia (26%) among women with advanced breast cancer. The Introduction also discusses psychological distress, but the paper does not identify depression and anxiety specifically as common symptoms in this sample. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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The Discussion reports sleep disturbance in 63% of the women studied, depressive symptoms in 30%, and pain among factors affecting them. The paper discusses fatigue in relation to cancer and sleep but says it was not assessed in this study; it does not establish anxiety as a common symptom in this population. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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PremisecitationThe Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II demonstrated good test-retest reliability and discriminant validity.
“The AAQ-II demonstrated good test-retest reliability and discriminant validity [38].”
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PremisecitationPsychological inflexibility occurs when people avoid unwanted thoughts and emotions, which often has the paradoxical effect of increasing distress and decreasing value-based action.
“Conversely, psychological inflexibility occurs when people avoid unwanted thoughts and emotions, which often has the paradoxical effect of increasing distress and decreasing value-based action [17].”
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PremisecitationMany metastatic breast cancer patients experience symptoms that impair their quality of life and functional capacity.
“with many experiencing symptoms which impair their quality of life and functional capacity [2–6].”
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PremisecitationPROMIS measures were initially developed with cancer patients' input, and a growing body of research has documented their reliability and validity for use with cancer patients, including those with advanced disease.
“PROMIS measures were initially developed with cancer patients’ input [32], and a growing body of research has documented the measures’ reliability and validity for use with cancer patients, including those with advanced disease [33–35].”
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The Introduction and Results report a study of non-metastatic prostate cancer patients in which PROMIS computer-adaptive tests correlated significantly with the Brief Symptom Inventory, supporting validity in that group. The paper does not report reliability testing or establish validity in patients with advanced disease. The separate claim about cancer patients’ input is attached to citation [32], not this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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The Methods > Measures section says PROMIS CATs generate reliable and valid symptom scores and use normative data from cancer patients. The paper describes their use in gynecologic oncology outpatient care, but does not establish reliability or validity specifically for patients with advanced disease. The separate claim about cancer patients’ input is attached to citation [32], not this source. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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The Methods (sections 2.1–2.4; page unavailable) describe administering six PROMIS-Cancer scales to patients with stage III or IV cancer and assessing measurement precision and correlations with other measures. This provides some evidence about their use in advanced cancer, but the paper focuses on minimally important differences and does not establish the broader claim that research has documented both reliability and validity. The separate claim about patients’ input is attached to citation [32], not this source. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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PremisecitationNovel intervention models seek to shift emphasis from symptom reduction to decreasing symptom-related suffering and interference with valued activities.
“Novel intervention models seek to shift the emphasis from symptom reduction to decreasing symptom-related suffering and interference with valued activities [17].”
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PremisecitationAnother study of metastatic breast cancer patients found that greater depressive symptoms predicted increases in global perceptions of activity disruption over a 3-month period.
“Another study of MBC patients found that greater depressive symptoms predicted increases in global perceptions of activity disruption over a 3-month period [15].”
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The Results report that higher depressive-symptom scores at study entry predicted increased activity disruption three months later in women with metastatic breast cancer. However, the Methods describe a six-item measure limited to disruption of social and recreational pursuits, and the Discussion says it may not capture the full range of valued activities. Calling the outcome “global perceptions of activity disruption” overstates its scope. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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Findingown dataA cluster analysis of ten symptom severities identified three subgroups of metastatic breast cancer patients: low symptoms, low-moderate symptoms, and moderate-high symptoms.
“A cluster analysis yielded three patient subgroups: low symptoms, low-moderate symptoms, and moderate-high symptoms.”
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“A 3-cluster solution was found.”
- Also stated in: § Conclusions · hedged
“Results suggested that there were three patient subgroups: those with low symptoms, low-moderate symptoms, and moderate-high symptoms.”
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Findingown dataTukey post hoc comparisons showed that Cluster 1 often had lower symptom levels than the other clusters, and Cluster 2 had lower symptom levels than Cluster 3 for hot flashes and fatigue.
“Tukey’s post hoc comparisons showed that Cluster 1 frequently had lower symptom levels than the other clusters, and Cluster 2 had lower symptom levels than Cluster 3 for hot flashes and fatigue.”
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Findingown dataGreater psychological inflexibility was related to less value progress and less engagement in roles and activities.
“Conversely, greater psychological inflexibility was related to less value progress and engagement in roles and activities.”
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Findingown dataMost symptoms had significant positive associations with value obstruction, with the exceptions of nausea, swelling of arms or legs, and hot flashes.
“A similar pattern of findings was obtained with respect to value obstruction, with most symptoms showing significant, positive associations with this outcome. Nausea, swelling of arms or legs, and hot flashes were the only symptoms unrelated to value obstruction.”
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Findingown dataPsychological inflexibility had significant positive associations with six of the ten symptoms-pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive concerns, anxiety, and depressive symptoms-and with value obstruction.
“Finally, psychological inflexibility showed significant, positive associations with six of the ten symptoms (i.e., pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive concerns, anxiety, and depressive symptoms) as well as value obstruction.”
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Findingown dataThe three symptom clusters contained 47 patients in the low symptoms group, 14 in the low-moderate symptoms group, and 19 in the moderate-high symptoms group.
“Cluster 1 was labeled “Low Symptoms,” as it comprised 47 people with low symptom levels across domains. Cluster 2 was labeled “Low-Moderate Symptoms” and comprised 14 people with low to moderate symptom levels across domains. Cluster 3 was labeled “Moderate-High Symptoms,” as 19 people reported moderate to high symptom levels across domains.”
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Interpretationown dataMetastatic breast cancer patients with higher symptom burden are more likely to disengage from valued activities and to avoid unwanted internal experiences.
“those with higher symptom burden are more likely to disengage from valued activities and avoid unwanted experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations).”
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“suggest that MBC patients with greater symptom burden may be more likely to avoid unwanted thoughts, emotions, and sensations and withdraw from valued activities and relationships.”
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PremisecitationA small number of pilot studies, most of which were not randomized trials, have examined the efficacy of ACT in cancer patients.
“A small number of pilot studies—most of which were not randomized trials--have examined the efficacy of ACT in cancer patients [26].”
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Study design and conductown dataThe study sample was primarily highly educated and Caucasian.
“The sample primarily consisted of highly educated, Caucasian patients.”
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Study design and conductown dataThe symptom clusters did not differ significantly on demographic variables (age, income, education, employment status, marital status) or medical factors (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, time since diagnosis).
“No significant differences were found among the clusters on demographic variables (i.e., age, income, education, employment status, and marital status) and medical factors (i.e., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and time since diagnosis).”
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PremisecitationA prior study of cancer patients found that greater psychological inflexibility was associated with less success in value-based living in certain domains such as family and leisure.
“Similarly, a prior study of cancer patients found that greater psychological inflexibility was associated with less success in value-based living in certain domains (e.g., family, leisure) [21].”
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PremisecitationACT has shown promising effects on psychological distress, quality of life, and self-management among patients with medical conditions such as diabetes and chronic pain.
“In addition, ACT has shown promising effects on psychological distress, quality of life, and self-management among patients with medical conditions such as diabetes and chronic pain [24, 25].”
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Study design and conductcitationPatients were excluded from participation if they made three or more errors on a validated 6-item cognitive screener widely used with cancer patients.
“Patients were excluded from study participation if they made three or more errors on a validated 6-item cognitive screener that has been widely used with cancer patients [28].”
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PremisecitationThe Valuing Questionnaire showed evidence of good internal consistency reliability and concurrent validity with measures of psychological well-being and ACT constructs.
“The measure showed evidence of good internal consistency reliability and concurrent validity with measures of psychological well-being and ACT constructs [39].”
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PremisecitationACT promotes psychological flexibility so that internal experiences such as thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations do not impair patients' ability to live a meaningful life.
“ACT promotes psychological flexibility so that internal experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations) do not impair patients’ ability to live a meaningful life [20].”
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PremisecitationSymptom-related suffering and interference are focal points of palliative care for advanced cancer patients.
“Given that symptom-related suffering and interference are focal points of palliative care for advanced cancer patients [18]”
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PremisecitationPsychological flexibility has been associated with reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms and better well-being in patients with common cancers.
“This flexibility has been associated with reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms and better well-being in patients with common cancers [21, 22].”
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PremisecitationACT has been successfully applied to a range of clinical disorders, including anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
“ACT has been successfully applied to a range of clinical disorders, including anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder [23].”
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Study design and conductown dataOf 107 metastatic breast cancer patients who received mailed information, 85 (79%) completed the screening assessment, 12 (11%) could not be reached by phone, and 10 (9%) refused participation.
“Of the 107 MBC patients who received mailed information about this study, 85 (79%) completed the screening assessment, 12 (11%) could not be reached via phone, and 10 (9%) refused study participation.”
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PremisecitationOne study found that greater symptom severity and interference were associated with greater daily activity impairment and reduced work productivity in metastatic breast cancer patients.
“One study found that greater symptom severity and interference were associated with greater daily activity impairment and reduced work productivity in this population [3].”
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Study design and conductown dataEighty patients (96%) completed the standardized phone assessment.
“Eighty patients (96%) completed a standardized phone assessment consisting of the measures described below.”
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PremisecitationAcceptance and Commitment Therapy is one psychological intervention that holds promise for reducing symptom-related suffering and functional interference in cancer patients.
“One psychological intervention that holds promise for reducing symptom-related suffering and functional interference in cancer patients is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) [19].”
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Fatigue often co-occurs with sleep disturbance, cognitive concerns, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, and this co-occurrence impairs daily activities.
“Fatigue frequently co-occurs with a number of symptoms, such as sleep disturbance, cognitive concerns, anxiety, and depressive symptoms [4, 5], resulting in impaired daily activities [1, 5, 6].”
From Protocol of a randomized trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for fatigue interference in metastatic breast cancer (2020) · cites this paper as [5]
The Background reports that sleep problems are frequently associated with fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients. The Results (Preliminary and Primary analyses; page numbers unavailable) link higher symptom levels, including the named symptoms, with reduced activity engagement. The paper reports associations rather than showing that their co-occurrence causes daily activity impairment, and it does not establish how frequently all five symptoms co-occur. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFatigue has a substantial negative impact on the daily activities of metastatic breast cancer patients.
“Fatigue has a substantial negative impact on their daily activities [1, 5].”
From Protocol of a randomized trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for fatigue interference in metastatic breast cancer (2020) · cites this paper as [5]
The Results (Preliminary analyses; page unavailable) report that nearly all measured symptoms, including fatigue, were significantly associated with lower activity engagement. The Methods (Measures; page unavailable) include usual work and social activities in that measure. However, this single-time-point survey establishes an association, not that fatigue itself has a substantial causal impact on daily activities. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredBoth VQ subscales have also been used with adults with cancer.
“Both have also been used with adults with cancer [36].”
From Symptom experiences in post-treatment cancer survivors: associations with acceptance and commitment therapy constructs. (2021) · cites this paper as [36]
Commitment and behavior change processes, or value-based actions, have received limited research attention in cancer.
“Commitment and behavior change processes, or value-based actions, have also received limited research attention in cancer [36, 43].”
From Symptom experiences in post-treatment cancer survivors: associations with acceptance and commitment therapy constructs. (2021) · cites this paper as [36]
The most frequently assessed outcomes in observational studies were acceptance (n=6) and valued living (n=6).
“The most frequently assessed outcomes were acceptance (n = 6)45,47,50,58,64,65 and valued living47,50,51,64,67,69 both assessed in six studies”
From Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review. (2023) · cites this paper as [50]
Eleven observational papers were identified.
“Eleven observational papers were identified.45,47,50,51,56,58,59,64,65,67,69”
From Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review. (2023) · cites this paper as [50]
Values and committed action have received limited empirical attention in cancer, with one study linking values obstruction to greater symptom burden in advanced breast cancer.
“Values and committed action have also received limited empirical attention in cancer, with one study linking values obstruction to greater symptom burden in advanced breast cancer.14”
From Symptom experiences in advanced cancer: Relationships to acceptance and commitment therapy constructs (2021) · cites this paper as [14]
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Activity-engagement scoring direction conflicts with item wording
MinorFor the negatively worded sample items, "never" indicates greater engagement and is already assigned the highest rating, 5. Reversing those ratings would instead give higher scores to greater activity limitation, contradicting the stated interpretation of the summed score.
“Items were rated on a scale from 5 (never) to 1 (always). Items were reverse scored and summed, with higher scores indicating greater engagement in roles and activities.”
“Sample items are “I have to limit the things I do for fun with others” and “I have trouble doing all of my usual work (including work at home).””
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“or avoidance of difficult internal experiences, was correlated with higher symptom burden in metastatic breast cancer patients.(14)”
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“4 Other stressors include loss of work and social roles 5 and financial strain.”
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“Other studies have found reliability levels around a similar degree (Christie et al, 2017; Fischer et al., 2016; Mosher et al., 2016) and the current study found coefficients of progress and obstruction to be 0.84 and 0.90, respectively.”
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- Authors
- Mosher, C. E., Tometich, D. B., Hirsh, A., Rand, K. L., Johns, S. A., Matthias, M. S., Outcalt, S. D., Bricker, J., Schneider, B., Mina, L., Storniolo, A. M., Newton, E., & Miller, K.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Regenstrief Institute (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mosher, Catherine E.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psycho-Oncology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-10-11
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1944-1951
- ISSN
- 1057-9249 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1611
- PMC
- PMC5359070
- OpenAlex
- W2522216850
- Semantic Scholar
- fee72d338e331964e56b1cc15e1fed4db9fb7634
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 0.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Psycho-Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
- Purdue University Indianapolis (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (K05CA175048, R25CA117865, K07CA168883)
- Walther Cancer Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Keywords
- metastatic breast cancer, symptom burden, symptom profiles, activity engagement, psychological inflexibility, acceptance and commitment therapy, symptom interference, patient subgroups
- MeSH terms
- Emotional Adjustment, Adult, Aged, Breast Neoplasms, Emotions, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Report, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Claims read under definition version 3 (extract-v3) on 2026-09-28.
Classified by jev-1.13-20260917 (gold-guideline-v0.2) on 2026-09-28.
Cited sources are checked by gpt-6-sol.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
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