Mindful breathing for cancer pain: efficacy of a single 20-minute session - a randomised controlled study.
BMJ supportive & palliative care August 20, 2024 Seng Beng Tan, Chee Shee Chai, Diana Leh Ching Ng et al. 6 citations
A single 20-minute session of mindful breathing significantly reduced pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, and anxiety in adult cancer inpatients with moderate to severe pain, compared with a supportive listening control group. The randomized controlled trial at the University of Malaya Medical Centre enrolled patients with a pain score of 4 or higher on a 10-point scale. The findings suggest that brief mindfulness exercises can be integrated into routine cancer care to provide rapid, holistic benefits for pain management.