Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Yaowarat Matchim, Jane M Armer, Bob R. Stewart
Western Journal of Nursing Research December 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1177/0193945910385363 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pre-and posttest control group design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Early-stage breast cancer survivors |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
| Duration | 1-month follow-up |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | MBSR significantly improved physiological outcomes (reduced blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate) and increased mindfulness, with effects on morning cortisol not sustained at one-month follow-up. There was a trend toward reducing mood disturbance. |
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a MBSR program on physiological and psychological outcomes among early-stage breast cancer survivors. A quasi-experimental, pre-and posttest control group design was selected. The intervention group received the MBSR intervention. The control group received no MBSR intervention. ANOVA and ANCOVA were used to analyze data. The intervention group demonstrated statistically significant improvement in physiological and psychological outcomes including reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate and increased mindfulness state at the level of p = .05 to p = .001. The effects of MBSR on reducing stress in this sample were statistically significant on the physiological outcome (morning cortisol) at the measurement after the intervention completion, but this effect was not sustained at 1-month follow-up. MBSR showed a trend toward improving psychological outcomes by reducing mood disturbance in this sample.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
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