SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2022
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of psychological interventions on anxiety and depression in cancer pain patients: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Adults With Cancer: A Stratified Subgroup Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Using Integrative Therapies to Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Living Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2025Guideline
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- The impact of mindfulness intervention on negative emotions and quality of life in malignant tumor patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on anxiety symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on fatigue and psychological wellbeing in women with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- 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 · 2026Trial
- MBSR effects on positive psychological traits and experiential avoidance in head and neck cancer: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- Chronic stress and cancer progression through neuro‑endocrine‑immune networks (Review).Oncology reports · 2026Review
- Advances in Pharmacologic- and Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026Review
- A randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness and Heartfulness meditation programmes on stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms and wellbeing among distance-learning postgraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- 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 · 2025Article
- Mental Comorbidity and Psychosocial Care in Patients with Cancer.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- The relationship between decision regret, quality of life, and mindfulness in early-stage breast cancer survivors.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2025Article
- Mobile health intervention CanRelax reduces distress in people with cancer in a randomized controlled trial.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Development of an eHealth Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Intervention for Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Predictive factors of chemotherapy‑induced nausea and vomiting in elderly patients with gynecological cancer undergoing paclitaxel and carboplatin therapy: A retrospective study.Oncology letters · 2025Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This meta-analysis was a systematic review of evidence on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on quality of life (QOL), pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. Until July 2020, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The study included 18 RCTs. The MBSR/MBCT intervention resulted in a significant effect on QOL (SMD 0.80, CI 0.28, 1.32, I
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