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SynthesisEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2018

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on breast cancer symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Flavia Del Castanhel, Rafaela Liberali

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Synthesis in Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Meditation: Evidence Map of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021
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  11. The Role of Stress in Breast Cancer Incidence: Risk Factors, Interventions, and Directions for the Future.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Flavia Del CastanhelUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8704-6436
Rafaela LiberaliUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-7648

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction practices increase the capacity for concentration and attention, and these practices are particularly effective for people with breast cancer. To analyze the effects of the application of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on breast cancer symptoms. Systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out. To find suitable studies, the PubMed/ MEDLINE database was searched using the keywords "breast cancer" and "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction". Studies included were published between 2013 and 2017, written in English and showed methodological quality through the PEDro scale (score greater than 3). They also presented empirical evidence, had an experimental study design (randomized or non-randomized), and had full text available. For the meta-analysis, we used a random-effects model, with standardized mean differences and 95% confidence intervals. Seven studies were included, one non-randomized and containing only an intervention group of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and six randomized including samples of two or three groups. The non-randomized study showed 6 points on the PEDro scale, the randomized studies of two groups 6 to 7 points and studies with three groups showed 7 points. In the meta-analysis of the two randomized studies, the results, although not significant, revealed a moderate effect for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the outcome of fatigue, with a mean difference of -0.42 (95%CI -0.92- -0.07; p=0.09). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction seems to be a promising alternative for treatment of this disease's symptoms.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsDepressionFatigueFemaleHumansMindfulnessStress, Psychological

Identifiers

PMID30540032
PMCPMC6282865

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