Episode 146: Mind-Body Therapies Help Patients With Cancer Manage Symptoms

ONS member Kayla Miller, MSN, CRNP, nurse practitioner at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania who oversees the nurse ambassador program for integrative health and member of the Pittsburgh ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss mind-body therapies, such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong, as integrative care for patients with cancer. The advertising messages in this episode are paid for by Soothing Scents. 

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode. 

• Experience the benefits of yoga for yourself or add to your current practice—and support the advancement of oncology nursing—with the Oncology Nursing Foundation’s daily virtual yoga sessions during the annual ONS Congress™. 

• ONS Voice article: Cope With COVID-19 Through Mind-Body Therapies for Oncology Nurses 

• ONS Voice article: Evidence Shows Tai Chi May Be Useful for Insomnia 

• ONS Voice article: What the Evidence Says for Use of Qigong in Patients With Cancer 

• ONS Voice article: Yoga May Help Survivors Manage Side Effects of Lung Cancer 

• ONS Voice article: Yoga May Improve Many Side Effects in Patients With Cancer 

• Other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on integrative cancer care 

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Mindful Breathing: Effects of a Five-Minute Practice on Perceived Stress and Mindfulness Among Patients With Cancer 

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Qigong: Benefits for Survivors Coping With Cancer-Related Fatigue 

• Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Effectiveness of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

• American Holistic Nurse Association 

• Kara: Meeting Cancer With Mindfulness app 

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 

• UPMC’s nurse ambassador program for integrative oncology 

• Tai Chi Easy method 

• Yoga4cancer: evidence-based yoga classes for patients and survivors