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ReviewPatient preference and adherence2021

Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review of Participants' Adherence to Home Practice.

Mohamad Baydoun, Chelsea Moran, Andrew McLennan, Katherine-Ann L Piedalue, Devesh Oberoi, Linda E Carlson

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Review in Patient preference and adherence, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Psychosocial Correlates of Adherence to Mind-Body Interventions.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025
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  13. Review of psychological interventions in patients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamad BaydounCumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Chelsea MoranDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Andrew McLennanCumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Katherine-Ann L PiedalueCumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Devesh OberoiCumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Linda E CarlsonCumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have demonstrated efficacy for alleviating psychological distress in cancer survivors, little is known about the extent to which participants adhere to assigned home practice. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize and appraise the literature on rates and correlates of adherence to mindfulness home practice among cancer survivors.

methodsFour databases (PubMed, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, PsycInfo, and CINAHL) were searched for studies published before October 15, 2020. Articles were included if they evaluated the benefits of an MBI program for adults with cancer.

resultsTwenty-one studies (N=1811 participants) meeting the inclusion criteria were identified (randomized controlled trials (n=13), non-randomized controlled designs (n=2), single-group studies (n=6)). The pooled adherence rate for participants' home practice was 60% of the assigned amount, which equated to 27 min per day during the intervention period. There was some evidence for a relationship between home practice of mindfulness techniques and improvements in mood, stress, anxiety, depression, and fear of cancer recurrence (correlation coefficients ranged from 0.33 to 0.67). Factors including marital status, mood disturbance at baseline, intervention modality, and personality traits were evaluated in relation to adherence to home practice, but the current literature was inadequate to evaluate whether a relationship exists.

conclusionAdherence to mindfulness home practice among cancer survivors is suboptimal, and most of the correlates of adherence studied to date are non-modifiable. More research is warranted to scrutinize the role of home practice in mindfulness-based interventions, including assessment of modifiable factors influencing adherence to improve benefits for this population.

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adherencecomplementary therapydistressmindfulnessoncology

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PMID34135575
PMCPMC8200136
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