The implementation of mindfulness-based interventions and educational interventions to support family caregivers of patients with cancer: A systematic review
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PURPOSE: This review aims to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and educational interventions (EIs) as supportive care for family caregivers (FCs) of patients with cancer. DESIGN AND METHODS: Review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The search protocol was performed using EBSCO, Google Scholar, and Science Direct for the studies published between 2007 and 2017. FINDINGS: Little evidence is available on the usefulness of MBIs among FCs of patients with cancer. However, the available evidence supports that MBIs have the potential to enhance overall well-being and reduce the burden for FCs. EIs have shown positive outcomes on some aspects of well-being and reducing the burden. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings provide preliminary support for effectiveness of MBIs and EIs as a supportive care for FCs.
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Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise in improving quality of life in patients with advanced cancer and caregivers.
“Similarly, other pilot findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions may improve psychological and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with advanced cancer and caregivers [33–35].”
From Mindfulness to enhance quality of life and support advance care planning: a pilot randomized controlled trial for adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. (2024) · cites this paper as [34]
The review’s Table 1 (3 METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY; page not available) reports that a pilot mindfulness study found improved stress and anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients and nonsignificant improvements in caregivers’ psychological outcomes and quality of life. It does not report improved quality of life for the advanced-stage patients, so that part of the attributed claim is not supported. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Al Daken, L. I., & Ahmad, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Student Teacher of Nursing; Zarqa University; Zarqa Jordan
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Venue
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2018-05-10
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 441-452
- ISSN
- 0031-5990 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2803100184
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Perspectives In Psychiatric Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Jordan
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, educational intervention, family caregivers, cancer patients, caregiver burden, caregiver well-being, supportive care, caregiver education
- MeSH terms
- Family, Health Education, Humans, Neoplasms, Stress, Psychological, Caregivers, Mindfulness
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