Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Physical and Psychological Status and Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Chung Eun Lee; Sanghee Kim; Sue Kim; Hye Myung Joo; Soohyeon Lee

doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000220

Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Physical and Psychological Status and Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Holist Nurs Pract. 2017 Jul/Aug;31(4):260-269. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000220.

Authors

Chung Eun Lee¹, Sanghee Kim, Sue Kim, Hye Myung Joo, Soohyeon Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Yonsei University and Division of Nursing, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea (Ms C.E. Lee); Departments of Clinical Nursing (Dr S.H. Kim) and Family Health Care (Dr S. Kim), Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea; The Mindfulness Institute, Seoul, South Korea (Dr Joo); and Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (Dr S. Lee).

PMID: 28609411
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000220

Abstract

This nonequivalent control group pre-/posttest study investigated the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program at improving both the physical status and psychological status of 18 patients with metastatic breast cancer. The mindfulness-based stress reduction program had a mild effect of improving average pain and alleviating distress.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Anxiety / etiology
Anxiety / psychology
Breast Neoplasms / psychology*
Breast Neoplasms / therapy
Control Groups
Depression / etiology
Depression / psychology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mindfulness / methods*
Mindfulness / standards
Neoplasm Metastasis / therapy
Palliative Care / methods
Palliative Care / psychology
Program Evaluation / methods
Quality of Life / psychology*
Republic of Korea
Stress, Psychological / psychology
Stress, Psychological / therapy*