P02.155. Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program to decrease stress and enhance resilience among breast cancer survivors: a randomized trial
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Purpose Patients with breast cancer experience considerable stress and anxiety related to their diagnosis, with resulting lower quality of life. The current study was designed to assess the effect of a Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program for increasing resiliency and decreasing stress and anxiety among a group of mentors who themselves previously were diagnosed with breast cancer (pink ribbon mentors).
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