SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023
The effect of Benson relaxation technique on cancer patients: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07076667 (Comparative Effects of Benson's Relaxation Technique and Tai Chi in COPD), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparative Effects of Benson's Relaxation Technique and Tai Chi in COPD
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of play therapy on depression and anxiety in hospitalized children with cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Benson relaxation response technique on the quality of life among patients with systemic lupus erythematous: quasi-experimental study.Lupus science & medicine · 2025Article
- Bidirectional relationship between gastrointestinal cancer and depression: The key is in the microbiota-gut-brain axis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- The impact of Benson's relaxation technique on the quality of life of operating room nurses in hospitals southwest Iran: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nursing · 2024Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeAlthough many studies have investigated the effect of this method on cancer patients, no review of the available literature has been done. So, a literature review is conducted to evaluate all published literature on the Benson relaxation technique in cancer patients.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted. A systematic search of online electronic databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus Web of Science, PsycINFO, and EMBASE was performed using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as "Benson Relaxation Technique," "Cancer Patients," "Malignancy," and "Neoplasia" from the beginning to April 27, 2023. A total of 810 publications were assessed for relevance by title and abstract. The remaining 31 articles were examined using inclusion criteria for all Persian and English-language publications that evaluate the effectiveness of the Benson relaxation technique on cancer patients. We did not have gray literature in our review. The methodological quality of the included studies was appraised using specific checklists.
resultsFinally, nine studies were included in this systematic review. Studies on breast cancer patients showed improvement in fatigue, nausea, vomiting, pain, shortness of breath, insomnia, anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, treatment side effects, breast symptoms, arm symptoms, worry about hair loss, and scores of hope. Two studies were conducted among cervical cancer patients that showed a decrease in anxiety scores and an improvement in the quality of sleep. Another study on gastric cancer patients showed decreased Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching scores.
conclusionOverall, this systematic review showed that the Benson relaxation method could improve sleep quality, appetite, anxiety, and quality of life. Therefore, using the Benson relaxation technique is suggested to improve health-related outcomes in cancer patients.
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