Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 43, No. 2

In the February issue of the Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, Larissa Duncan and her team describe the impact of a mindfulness intervention on HIV symptoms in a randomized controlled trial. They describe reductions in the frequency of antiretroviral side effects, as well as parallel reductions in distress, suggesting that mindfulness may offer a useful adjunct approach to the challenges of symptom management in HIV. Also in the February issue, Dorothy Romanus and colleagues report that patients with advanced pancreatic cancer receiving gemcitabine do not appear to experience substantial improvements in quality of life. In the same issue, Deborah Waldrop and colleagues describe the recollections of the family members of patients with cancer regarding communication about end-of-life care, treatment options, and prognosis.

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for HIV Treatment Side Effects: A Randomized, Wait-List Controlled Trial
  February 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 2 | Pages 161-171)

  Larissa G. Duncan, Judith Tedlie Moskowitz, Torsten B. Neilands, Samantha E. Dilworth, Frederick M. Hecht, Mallory O. Johnson

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• Does Health-Related Quality of Life Improve for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Who Respond to Gemcitabine? Analysis of a Randomized Phase III Trial of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 80303)
  February 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 2 | Pages 205-217)

  Dorothy Romanus, Hedy L. Kindler, Laura Archer, Ethan Basch, Donna Niedzwiecki, Jane Weeks, Deborah Schrag, Cancer and Leukemia Group B

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• The Nature and Timing of Family-Provider Communication in Late-Stage Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers’ Experiences
  February 2012 (Vol. 43 | No. 2 | Pages 182-194)

  Deborah P. Waldrop, Mary Ann Meeker, Christopher Kerr, Judith Skretny, John Tangeman, Robert Milch

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