Glasgow Caledonian University From the SelectedWorks of Graeme Donald 2013 Positively Mindful : An investigation of mindfulness-based stress reduction as a supportive care option for people living with HIV [ conference abstract ]

s / European Journal of Integrative Medicine 5 (2013) 571–582 573 2. To test the effectiveness of the self-EFT protocol for addressing menopausal symptoms. Methods: An email was sent out to visitors attending the London and Yorkshire Havens inviting them to take part in a 3week course of EFT, consisting of one session of three hours per week. A total of forty women with breast cancer were enrolled. The participants were taught the EFT protocol and given the Haven at Home DVD the first week, progress was checked the second week, and fine-tuning according to individual needs was applied in the final week. Questionnaires for mood (Profile of Mood States), pain (Brief Pain Inventory), fatigue (Brief Fatigue Inventory), endocrine (menopausal) symptoms (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Endocrine Symptom subscale), and hot flushes and night sweats (Hunter’s Hot Flush and Night Sweat scale) and a 7-day hot flush diary, were completed at baseline (T1), week 6 (T2) and week 12 (T3). Participants were also given 7-day home practice sheets, each week for the first 6 weeks, to complete. A feedback form and followup group at 6 and 8 weeks, respectively, were used to obtain qualitative data on the participant’s experience of EFT. Results: Forty Visitors completed the baseline questionnaires, decreasing to 18 at T2 and T3. Significant improvements compared to baseline were observed in total mood disturbance and the mood subscales tension/anxiety, depression/dejection, fatigue/inertia (T2 and T3), vigour/activity and confusion/bewilderment (T2); mean pain interference score (T3); fatigue now (T2 and T3), usual fatigue (T3), worst fatigue (T2), mean fatigue interference (T2 and T3) and mean global fatigue (T2) scores; hot flush problem rating score (T2 and T3) and between T2 and T3; total and moderate severity hot flushes (T2 and T3) and between T2 and T3. Discussion: These findings suggest that EFT shows considerable potential as a self-help tool to manage the side effects associated with hormonal therapies, particularly hot flushes/night sweats, fatigue and mood changes, in women with breast cancer and that a feasibility pilot study is therefore warranted. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2013.08.009 Positively mindful: An investigation of mindfulness-based stress reduction as a supportive care option for people living with HIV Graeme Donald 1,∗, Karen Lorimer 1, Maggie Lawrence 1, Roger Wong 2, Andrew Winter 2, Jacqui Stringer 3, Paul Flowers 1 1 School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, United Kingdom 2 The Brownlee Centre for Infectious Diseases, Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom 3 Supportive Care Services, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M20 4BX,