Mindfulness-based stress reduction for sexual psychological recovery after radical cervical cancer surgery: A retrospective study.
World Journal of Psychiatry December 19, 2025 Qin-Qin Sun, Fei-Fei Ke, Hong-You Zhou et al.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy significantly improves anxiety, depression, sexual function, and relationship satisfaction in patients who have undergone radical cervical cancer surgery. In a study of 280 patients, those receiving MBSR showed greater reductions in anxiety and depression scores than those receiving routine care alone. The proportion of patients with clinically significant anxiety dropped from 69.3% to 21.4% in the MBSR group, compared to a smaller decline in the control group. Sexual dysfunction incidence was lower (42.9% vs 67.9%), and both patients and their partners reported higher sexual relationship satisfaction. MBSR was most effective in younger patients (≤55 years) and, along with partner support, was an independent positive predictor of improved psychosexual adaptation.