A special thank you to our participants with a history of breast cancer for partnering with us in our research.

Recent Publications

Contemplative and Integrative Health Research

Hulett JM, Cheng AL, Bormann JE, Anbari AB, Armer JM, Hartman BM, Ann Bettencourt B, Sherwin LB, Sperling EL, Narkthong N, Reinero C, Rindt H, Schreiber K, Peterson LL, Albright E. (2024). An Internet Mantram Repetition Program to Promote Well-being in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 23:15347354241290504. https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354241290504. PubMed PMID: 39427264; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11494668.

Hulett, JM; Narkthong, N; Spotts, RA; Scott, SD. (2024). Massage therapy for hospital-based nurses: A proof-of-concept study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 55: 101846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101846

Hulett, JM; Corona, M; Hartman, BM; & Bormann, JE. (2023). A systematic review of interventional trials examining relationships between silent mantram repetition and health in adults. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 50: 101709 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101709

Oyler, D; Hulett, JM; (joint first authors) Pratscher, S; Price-Blackshear, M; Murphy, EA; & Bettencourt, BA. (2023). The influence of meditative interventions on immune response: A Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness, 14: 1815-1851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02157-w

Hulett, JM; Mele, C; Kim, J; Narkthong, N; Schomberg, T; Greaves, J; Bormann, JE; and Heiney, SP. (2023). Acceptability of the Mantram Repetition Program to Reduce Stress in Adolescent Survivors of Pediatric Cancer or Brain Tumors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 12(2): 275-279. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2022.0035

Sperling, EL; Hulett, JM; Sherwin, LB; Thompson, S; & Bettencourt, BA. (2023). Prevalence, characteristics, and measurement of psychosomatic symptoms in medical students: A scoping review. Annals of Medicine, 55(2): 2242781. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2242781

Hulett, JM; Sherwin, LB; & Bettencourt, BA. (2023). The effect of mindfulness interventions on stress in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 18(10): e0286387. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286387

Mele, C; Hulett, JM; & Goldschmidt, K. (2022). User-friendly mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) for children and adolescents with childhood cancer. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 63: 168-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.017

Eaton, LH, , Langford, DJ, & Doorenbos, AZ.(2019). How theory can help facilitate implementing relaxation as a complementary pain management approach. Pain Management Nursing, 20(3), 207-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2018.12.008

Eaton, LH, & Hulett, JM. (2019). Mind-body interventions in the management of chronic cancer pain. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 35(3), 241-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2019.04.005

Hulett, JM & Armer, JM. (2016). A systematic review of spiritually based interventions and psychoneuroimmunological outcomes in breast cancer survivorship. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 15(4), 405-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735416636222

Breast Cancer Survivorship

Anbari, AB, Lee, K, Hulett, JM, Micheas, L, Ren, Z, Belenchia, A, & Lee, S. (2024). Exploring disparities in post-cancer treatment instructions: An analysis of rural vs. urban breast cancer survivors in Missouri using BRFSS data. BMC Health Services Research, 24: 1533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12014-8

Anbari, AB; Sandheinrich, T; Hulett, JM; & Salerno, E. (2023). Understanding advanced practice registered nurse perspectives on providing care to people with a history of breast cancer. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 35(12): 804-812. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000929

Sun, Y; Hulett, JM; Cheng, AL, Armer, JM. (2022). Assessment of physical activities of older midwestern breast cancer survivors using CHAMPS. International Journal of Nursing Research, 8(1): 1-5 https://doi.org/10.31690/ijnr.2022.v08i01.001

Hulett, JM, Abshire, DA, Armer, JM, Millspaugh, R, & Millspaugh, J. (2021). Rural-urban differences in neuroimmune biomarkers and health status among women living with breast cancer. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care, 44(4), 323 - 332. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000802

Eaton, LH; Narkthong, N; & . (2020). Psychosocial issues associated with breast cancer-related lymphedema: A literature review. Current Breast Cancer Reports, 12(4): 216-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-020-00376-x

Hulett, JM, Fessele, KL, Clayton, MF, & Eaton, LH. (2019). Rigor and reproducibility: A systematic review of salivary cortisol sampling and reporting parameters used in cancer survivorship research. Biological Research in Nursing, 21(3), 318-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800419835321

Heiney, SP, Parker, PD, Felder, TM, Adams, SA, Omofuma, OO, & Hulett, JM. (2019). A systematic review of interventions to improve adherence to endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 173(3), 499-510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-5012-7

Armer, JM; Hulett, JM; Bernas, M; Ostby, P; Stewart, BR; & Cormier, JN. (2013) Best-practice guidelines in assessment, risk reduction, management, and surveillance for post-breast cancer lymphedema. Current Breast Cancer Reports, 5(2), 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-013-0105-0

Hulett, JM, Armer, JM, Stewart, BR, & Wanchai, A. (2015). Perspectives of the breast cancer survivorship continuum: Diagnosis through 30 months post-treatment. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 5(2), 174-190. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm5020174

Religion and Spirituality in Cancer

Hulett, JM; Johnstone, B; Armer, JM; Deroche, C; Millspaugh, R; & Millspaugh, J. (2021). Associations between religious and spiritual variables and neuroimmune activity in survivors of breast cancer: A feasibility study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(11): 6421-6429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06224-7

Hulett, JM, Armer, JM, Leary, E, Stewart, BR, McDaniel, R, Smith, K, Millspaugh, R, & Millspaugh, J. (2018). Religiousness, spirituality, and salivary cortisol in breast cancer survivorship: A pilot study. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care, 41(2), 166-175. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000471

Kim, JS, Hulett, JM, Heiney, SP. (2021). Forgiveness and health outcomes in cancer survivorship: A scoping review. Cancer Nursing: An International Journal for Cancer Care, 44(4), E181 – 192. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000809

Clayton, MF; Hulett, JM; Kaur, K; Reblin, M; Wilson, A; Ellington, L. (2017). Nursing Support of Home Hospice Caregivers on the Day of Cancer Patient Death. Oncology Nursing Forum, 44(4), 457-464. https://doi.org/10.1188/17.ONF.457-464

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