remotely-delivered supportive programs for improving surgical pain and distress

Conditions: Postoperative Pain, Acute; Postoperative Depression; Anxiety; Sleep Disturbance; Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm

Summary: the purpose of this research study is to learn how two different supportive programs may help women feel better after surgery. this study will measure if one type of supportive program is more useful than the other for improving wellbeing after surgery.

primary objective: to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing (emmb) as compared to life impact reflection (lir) for improving postoperative pain intensity 4-weeks postoperative in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. secondary objectives: * at week 2 and 3 months post-operative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving pain intensity in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * at week 2, week 4, and 3 months postoperative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving affective pain in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving post-operative acute pain (pain intensity within 1 week post-surgery) in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * at week 2, week 4, and 3 months postoperative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving pain interference in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * at week 2, week 4, and 3 months postoperative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving psychological distress symptoms (i.e., depression) in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * at week 2, week 4, and 3 months postoperative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving psychological distress symptoms (i.e., anxiety) in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy. * at week 2, week 4, and 3 months postoperative, to determine efficacy of ehealth mindful movement and breathing as compared to lir for improving sleep disturbances in patients who received abdominal surgery for a suspected gynecologic malignancy.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: in order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * provision of signed and dated informed consent form * participants age 18 years and older * scheduled for an abdominal gynecological surgery (i.e., uterine, ovarian) to remove a mass that is suspected to be malignant * have an eastern cooperative oncology group (ecog) performance status of ≤1 * able to understand, read and write english (since the intervention is conducted in english) exclusion criteria: an individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * presence of a psychotic disorder, current suicidal ideation, or other unstable major psychiatric condition documented by diagnosis in the medical chart. * unwillingness or inability to follow study procedures