Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on quality of life in women breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Breast April 1, 2026 Paulo Gustavo Tenorio Do Amaral, Giuliano Tavares Tosello, Pedro Paulo Silva Filho et al.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials involving 1,620 breast cancer survivors found that mindfulness-based interventions produced a small but statistically significant improvement in quality of life compared with standard care (SMD = 0.36; 95% CI: 0.20 to 0.53). The certainty of evidence was moderate due to heterogeneity and imprecision. Most trials used Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction protocols, and the authors suggest that mindfulness practices may be recommended as part of comprehensive survivorship care, though benefits may be attenuated in early-stage disease and limited evidence exists for metastatic patients.