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A meta-analysis of the benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on psychological function among breast cancer (BC) survivors

Huang, Hua-ping, He, Mei, Wang, Hai-yan, Zhou, Mengjun·2016·Breast Cancer

DOI 10.1007/s12282-015-0604-0

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Background Psychological issue is the most common co-morbidity of women with breast cancer (BC) after receiving treatment. Effective coping with this problem is significant importance. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on psychological distress among breast cancer survivors.Methods PUBMED, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched from their inception to June 30, 2014. Two reviewers independently reviewed and extracted the data. The primary outcomes of interest were psychological domains. Review Manager 5.3 was used to pool collected data.Results Nine articles involving 964 participants were identified. Compared with those in control group, patients in MBSR group have a significant improvement on psychological domains: depression [mean difference (MD), 5.09; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 3.63-6.55; P < 0.00001], anxiety (MD, 2.79; 95 % CI, 1.62-3.96; P < 0.00001), stress (MD, 4.10; 95 % CI, 2.46-5.74; P < 0.00001). MBSR can also improve the overall quality of life (QOL) (MD, -1.16; 95 % CI, -2.21 to -0.12; P = 0.03).Conclusions On the basis of our findings, MBSR shows a positive effect on psychological function and QOL of breast cancer survivors. This approach can be recommended to breast cancer patients as a part of their rehabilitation.

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Authors: Huang, H.-P., He, M., Wang, H.-Y., & Zhou, M.
Affiliations: Mianyang Central Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author: Huang, Hua-ping
ORCID: He, Mei
Venue: Breast Cancer
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2015-03-28
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 568-576
ISSN: 1340-6868 (ISSN-L)
1880-4233
DOI: 10.1007/s12282-015-0604-0
OpenAlex: W2044925286
Cited by: 105
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3
FWCI: 1.44
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Breast Cancer (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
Keywords: mindfulness-based stress reduction, breast cancer survivors, psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, quality of life, psychological functioning, coping, cancer rehabilitation
MeSH terms: Anxiety, Breast Neoplasms, Depression, Female, Humans, Quality of Life, Stress, Psychological, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Survivors, Mindfulness

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