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REVIEW article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Breast Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1425563
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Cancer-related Fatigue in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Provisionally accepted- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 2 School of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 3 Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 4 Department of Breast Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 5 department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Christmas Island
- 6 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Introduction: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been widely used for improving psychological symptoms and sleep quality in breast cancer patients and has a positive impact on posttraumatic growth and immunology. Moreover, MBSR is increasingly being used in cancer-related fatigue (CRF) intervention studies for breast cancer patients, but conflicting results also exist. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of MBSR on CRF in patients with breast cancer. Methods: A comprehensive computer search of the Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China Biomedical Document Service System, China Knowledge Infrastructure Engineering, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and VIP databases was performed. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before April 10, 2023, were identified. The primary outcome was cancer-related fatigue associated with breast cancer. Two researchers independently screened the studies, extracted the data, and evaluated the methodological quality of the studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Meta-analysis of the outcome indicators was performed using STATA 16.0 software. Results: A total of 13 studies were included, including 1992 patients (997 patients in the MBSR group and 1015 patients in the control group). Compared with conventional care, MBSR significantly alleviated the symptoms of CRF in breast cancer patients (SMD=-0.32, 95% CI [-0.42, -0.22], z=6.54, p<.01). Under the supervision of experts, the 8-week MBSR had a great influence on CRF, especially in the Asian population. Conclusions: MBSR is effective in the treatment of CRF induced by breast cancer, and no obvious adverse effects occur; thus, MBSR can be recommended as a beneficial adjuvant therapy for treating CRF in breast cancer patients.
Keywords: Mindfulness-based stress reduction, Cancer-related fatigue, breast cancer, Anticancer treatment, Meta-analysis
Received: 30 Apr 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Lan, Xie, Fu and Peng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Lan Fu, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Wentao Peng, department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Christmas Island
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