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Michael Speca
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 46
Citations - 13068
Michael Speca is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Mindfulness-based stress reduction. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 46 publications receiving 11802 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Speca include Tom Baker Cancer Centre & Alberta Health Services.
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Mindfulness : A proposed operational definition
Scott R. Bishop,Mark A. Lau,Shauna L. Shapiro,Linda E. Carlson,Nicole D. Anderson,James Carmody,Zindel V. Segal,Susan E. Abbey,Michael Speca,Drew M. Velting,Gerald M. Devins +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a two-component model of mindfulness is proposed and each component is specified in terms of specific behaviors, experiential manifestations, and implicated psychological processes, and discussed implications for instrument development and briefly describing their own approach to measurement.
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A randomized, wait-list controlled clinical trial: the effect of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients.
TL;DR: A mindfulness meditation–based stress reduction program was effective in decreasing mood disturbance and stress symptoms in both male and female patients with a wide variety of cancer diagnoses, stages of illness, and ages.
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High levels of untreated distress and fatigue in cancer patients
Linda E. Carlson,M Angen,M Angen,J Cullum,Eileen Goodey,Jan Koopmans,Jan Koopmans,L Lamont,J H MacRae,J H MacRae,M Martin,Guy Pelletier,Guy Pelletier,John W. Robinson,John W. Robinson,J S A Simpson,J S A Simpson,Michael Speca,Michael Speca,L Tillotson,Barry D. Bultz,Barry D. Bultz +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess a large representative sample of cancer patients on distress levels, common psychosocial problems, and awareness and use of psychOSocial support services, and conclude that distress is very common in cancer patients across diagnoses and across the disease trajectory.
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients.
TL;DR: MBSR participation was associated with enhanced quality of life and decreased stress symptoms in breast and prostate cancer patients and changes in cancer‐related cytokine production associated with program participation are consistent with a shift in immune profile from one associated with depressive symptoms to a more normal profile.
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients.
TL;DR: MBSR program enrollment was associated with enhanced quality of life and decreased stress symptoms in breast and prostate cancer patients, and resulted in possibly beneficial changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning.