Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on symptom variables and health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 771-781

  Zhang, Qiuxiang ^a   Zhao, Heng ^a   Zheng, Yaning ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health related quality of life; Meta analysis; Mindfulness based stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CHINESE BIOMEDICAL DATABASE; CNKI DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SLEEP QUALITY; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RESULT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; WELLBEING; ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85057552536     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4570-x     Document Type: Review

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