Beyond mindfulness: the importance of body compassion in colorectal cancer distress
Among individuals with CRC, body compassion appears to be a key factor within the mindfulness-distress relationship. Future studies are warranted, particularly experimental designs to assess body compassion as a potential mechanism by which mindfulness-based interventions improve distress.
Authors
- Aimee J. Christie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-966X)
- Christopher H. Lieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-4642)
- Jennifer Altman
- Andrew Nicklawsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-1175)
- Jennifer Reese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-7203)
- Lauren A. Zimmaro
- Carolyn Y. Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-3867)
- James W. Carson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-5758)
Institutions
- Fox Chase Cancer Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Colorado Cancer Center (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1618389
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Cancer Center, University of Colorado
- National Cancer Institute