Mindfulness based stress reduction study design of a longitudinal randomized controlled complementary intervention in women with breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The stress of a breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment can produce a variety of psychosocial sequelae including impaired immune responses. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured complementary program that incorporates meditation, yoga and mind-body exercises. Despite promising empirical evidence for the efficacy of MBSR, there is a need for randomized controlled trials (RCT). There is also a need for RCTs investigating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions on mood disorder and immune response in women with breast cancer. Therefore, the overall aim is to determine the efficacy of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention on well-being and immune response in women with breast cancer.

Methods and design

In this RCT, patients

SUBMITTER: Kenne Sarenmalm E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3850932 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature