Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery training on anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and cancer-related fatigue in breast neoplasm patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Medicine June 7, 2024 Fan Xu, Jiquan Zhang, Shaoju Xie et al. 13 citations
An 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) program added to usual care reduced anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and cancer-related fatigue more than usual care alone in 80 Chinese breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Both groups improved, but the MBCR group scored lower on all three outcome scales after the intervention. The findings suggest MBCR can promote physical and mental health in this population.