Immediate impact of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) among women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Women's Health June 22, 2023 Yun-Chen Chang, T. Tseng, Gen-Min Lin et al.
A meta-analysis of 13 trials (11 in the quantitative synthesis) examined mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for breast cancer survivors. At the end of the intervention, anxiety, pain, and depression scores decreased significantly, while mindfulness scores increased significantly. Heterogeneity was moderate to high for anxiety, depression, and mindfulness, making the results inconclusive for those outcomes. The authors suggest MBCT may be beneficial for this population but call for more research to clarify its clinical significance.