Mindfulness-based stress reduction as supportive therapy in cancer care: Systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-327

  Smith, Joanna E ^a   Richardson, Janet ^b,c   Hoffman, Caroline ^d   Pilkington, Karen ^c  

^a Research Council for Complementary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Breast Cancer Haven   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mindfulness meditation; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Nursing; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

AFFECT; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 26944481533     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03592.x     Document Type: Review

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