Silja Emilia Sakki

Mindfulness is associated with improved psychological well-being but no change in stress biomarkers in breast cancer survivors with depression: a single group clinical pilot study.

BMC Women's Health December 12, 2022 Silja Emilia Sakki, Heidi Marika Penttinen, Outi Maria Hilgert et al.

The aim of this clinical single group pilot study was to assess mental well-being, psychological symptoms, and a set of stress biomarkers among breast cancer survivors with high depressive symptoms undergoing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Participants included 23 curatively treated breast cancer survivors from the Helsinki University Central Hospital with clinically...