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Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many individuals suffering from “connection deficit disorder” given changes to the way we work, go to school, socialize, and engage in daily activities. Young adults affected by cancer between the ages of 18–39 have known this connection deficit long before the pandemi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312622 |
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author | Victorson, David Doninger, Gretchen Victorson, Scott Victorson, Gwen Hall, Lars Maletich, Carly Corr, Bradley R. Scortino, Kathy Burns, Zachary Allen, Lori Rosa, Ian Quirk, Kelley Adegbemi, Adekunle Strokoff, Johanna Zuidema, Kile Sajdak, Kelle Mckibben, Todd Roberts, Angie McDade, Thomas W. Boes, Amanda McAlinden, Katie Arredondo, Karen Sauer, Christina Smith, Kristin Salsman, John M. |
author_facet | Victorson, David Doninger, Gretchen Victorson, Scott Victorson, Gwen Hall, Lars Maletich, Carly Corr, Bradley R. Scortino, Kathy Burns, Zachary Allen, Lori Rosa, Ian Quirk, Kelley Adegbemi, Adekunle Strokoff, Johanna Zuidema, Kile Sajdak, Kelle Mckibben, Todd Roberts, Angie McDade, Thomas W. Boes, Amanda McAlinden, Katie Arredondo, Karen Sauer, Christina Smith, Kristin Salsman, John M. |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has left many individuals suffering from “connection deficit disorder” given changes to the way we work, go to school, socialize, and engage in daily activities. Young adults affected by cancer between the ages of 18–39 have known this connection deficit long before the pandemic. Being diagnosed and treated for cancer during this time can significantly disrupt engagement in important educational, career, social, and reproductive pursuits, and contribute to increased stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative outcomes. Experiencing meaningful connection—with nature, with peers who understand, and with oneself, may help assuage this adverse effect of disconnect. A single arm within-subjects program evaluation was conducted to examine outcomes following participation in immersive, multi-night, mindfulness-based treks in nature in a sample of young adults (n = 157) and caregivers (n = 50) affected by cancer from 2016–2021. Pre to post-trek changes included significant (p < 0.001) self-reported improvements in feeling connected to nature (d = 0.93–0.95), peers (d = 1.1–1.3), and oneself (d = 0.57–1.5); significant (p < 0.001) improvements on PROMIS Anxiety (d = 0.62–0.78), Depression (d = 0.87–0.89), and Sleep Disturbance (d = 0.37–0.48) short forms; and significant (p < 0.05) changes in pro-inflammatory biomarkers (d = 0.55–0.82). Connection-promoting experiences like this have the potential to improve health and wellbeing in this population and serve as a model for others. |
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spelling | pubmed-86570012021-12-10 Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 Victorson, David Doninger, Gretchen Victorson, Scott Victorson, Gwen Hall, Lars Maletich, Carly Corr, Bradley R. Scortino, Kathy Burns, Zachary Allen, Lori Rosa, Ian Quirk, Kelley Adegbemi, Adekunle Strokoff, Johanna Zuidema, Kile Sajdak, Kelle Mckibben, Todd Roberts, Angie McDade, Thomas W. Boes, Amanda McAlinden, Katie Arredondo, Karen Sauer, Christina Smith, Kristin Salsman, John M. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The COVID-19 pandemic has left many individuals suffering from “connection deficit disorder” given changes to the way we work, go to school, socialize, and engage in daily activities. Young adults affected by cancer between the ages of 18–39 have known this connection deficit long before the pandemic. Being diagnosed and treated for cancer during this time can significantly disrupt engagement in important educational, career, social, and reproductive pursuits, and contribute to increased stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative outcomes. Experiencing meaningful connection—with nature, with peers who understand, and with oneself, may help assuage this adverse effect of disconnect. A single arm within-subjects program evaluation was conducted to examine outcomes following participation in immersive, multi-night, mindfulness-based treks in nature in a sample of young adults (n = 157) and caregivers (n = 50) affected by cancer from 2016–2021. Pre to post-trek changes included significant (p < 0.001) self-reported improvements in feeling connected to nature (d = 0.93–0.95), peers (d = 1.1–1.3), and oneself (d = 0.57–1.5); significant (p < 0.001) improvements on PROMIS Anxiety (d = 0.62–0.78), Depression (d = 0.87–0.89), and Sleep Disturbance (d = 0.37–0.48) short forms; and significant (p < 0.05) changes in pro-inflammatory biomarkers (d = 0.55–0.82). Connection-promoting experiences like this have the potential to improve health and wellbeing in this population and serve as a model for others. MDPI 2021-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8657001/ /pubmed/34886348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312622 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Victorson, David Doninger, Gretchen Victorson, Scott Victorson, Gwen Hall, Lars Maletich, Carly Corr, Bradley R. Scortino, Kathy Burns, Zachary Allen, Lori Rosa, Ian Quirk, Kelley Adegbemi, Adekunle Strokoff, Johanna Zuidema, Kile Sajdak, Kelle Mckibben, Todd Roberts, Angie McDade, Thomas W. Boes, Amanda McAlinden, Katie Arredondo, Karen Sauer, Christina Smith, Kristin Salsman, John M. Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title | Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title_full | Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title_fullStr | Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title_short | Psychosocial and Biological Outcomes of Immersive, Mindfulness-Based Treks in Nature for Groups of Young Adults and Caregivers Affected by Cancer: Results from a Single Arm Program Evaluation from 2016–2021 |
title_sort | psychosocial and biological outcomes of immersive, mindfulness-based treks in nature for groups of young adults and caregivers affected by cancer: results from a single arm program evaluation from 2016–2021 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886348 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312622 |
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