The use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for breast cancer patients-meta-analysis.
BMC psychology November 1, 2024 Xue Dong, Yan Liu, Kui Fang et al. 33 citations
A meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials involving 1937 breast cancer patients found that 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and fatigue, and improved quality of life and posttraumatic growth immediately after the intervention. The improvements in depression, quality of life, and posttraumatic growth persisted three months after baseline, but effects on fatigue did not. Six-week MBSR showed no statistically significant benefits. MBSR did not significantly improve pain, stress, or fear of cancer recurrence compared to usual care.