Effect of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on the Mental Health and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences January 1, 2020 Xiaomin Chu, Y. Lou, Zijun Wang et al.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training improved mental health and quality of life in breast cancer patients who had undergone surgical resection. In a randomized trial, 84 patients were assigned to either an 8-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program plus routine nursing or routine nursing alone. After 8 weeks, the mindfulness group showed significantly reduced anxiety, depression, fear of cancer, and fatigue, along with improved mental health and quality of life compared to the control group. These benefits persisted at the 12-week follow-up. The findings suggest that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can improve psychological and physiological well-being in non-metastatic breast cancer patients.