Healing the Mind to Ease Pain and Fatigue: The Role of Attachment, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how secure attachment, mindfulness, and cognitive emotion regulation impact pain and fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
• Promoted secure attachment strategies.
• Cultivated mindfulness skills focused on acceptance without judgment.
• Trained participants in adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies.
• Psychological interventions significantly reduced pain levels.
• Participants experienced less fatigue after implementing mindfulness and attachment strategies.
• Improvements in quality of life were reported in the intervention group.