Anxiety is a common psychosocial concern in people with cancer that was amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindfulness-based interventions can reduce anxiety; brief, scalable strategies are needed for clinical integration. This study aimed to assess anxiety in patients with cancer during COVID-19 vaccination and to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief meditation...
Patients undergoing surgery, particularly patients undergoing surgery for oncology diagnoses, experience anxiety. Surgery remains the primary treatment for many common types of cancer. One promising potential intervention to alleviate anxiety in the preoperative and postoperative period is meditation, an integrative medicine intervention. However, there remains a gap in the literature regarding...
BACKGROUND Anxiety is common among patients undergoing ambulatory cancer surgery and can persist into the immediate postoperative period. Mindfulness-based interventions reduce anxiety in oncology populations, but conventional programs can be too intensive for fast-paced perioperative care, and most digital alternatives require apps, accounts, subscriptions, or multiweek engagement. An...