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ReviewAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing

A Systematic Review: Mindfulness Intervention for Cancer-Related Pain.

Srisuda Ngamkham, Janean E Holden, Ellen Lavoie Smith

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Review in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07167056 (Artificial Intelligence-Powered Support For Quality Of Life Improvement In Patients With Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07167056 narecruitingnot on this map

Artificial Intelligence-Powered Support For Quality Of Life Improvement In Patients With Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterRan2025 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsCancerArmsStandard of Care Psychotherapy, WYSA App
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Efficacy of guided breathing virtual reality for pain management in patients with cancer undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  13. Meditation: Philosophical Foundations and its Role in Managing Common Noncommunicable Diseases.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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  15. Benefits of a mindfulness and compassion program for cancer patients: experience in a Spanish public hospital setting.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  17. Shifting perspectives: an investigation of a virtual reality awe experience in people going through cancer treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Srisuda NgamkhamDepartment of Nursing Administration and Professional Development, Boromarajonani College of Nursing Sawanpracharak Nakhonsawan, Nakhonsawan, Thailand.
Janean E HoldenDepartment of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ellen Lavoie SmithDepartment of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Moderate-to-severe pain is a common problem experienced by patients with cancer. Although analgesic drugs are effective, adverse side effects are common and some analgesic drugs are addictive. Nonpharmacological treatment may be a way to treat cancer pain without causing negative side effects. Mindfulness is used as an effective nonpharmacological treatment to improve quality of life (QoL) and to address psychological problems including distress, anxiety, stress, and depression. However, the effect of mindfulness on pain severity has not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, a systematic review was undertaken to describe the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions for pain and its underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms. The search was conducted in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and CINAHL and included only empirical studies published from 2008 to 2017. Search terms included mindfulness, mindfulness-based intervention, meditation, cancer, pain, and cancer-related pain. Six studies met the search criteria. These studies tested several types of intervention including mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, meditation with massage, and mindful awareness practices. Study outcomes include improved pain severity, anxiety, stress, depression, and QoL. However, most studies reviewed were conducted in the United States and Denmark. Further research is needed to test culturally appropriate mindfulness interventions to reduce pain.

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Cancermindfulnessnonpharmacologypainunpleasant symptom

Identifiers

PMID30931361
PMCPMC6371675

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