Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive function among breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.
Cancer
; 128(13): 2520-2528, 2022 07 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Breast cancer (BC) survivors frequently report changes in cognition after chemotherapy. Mindfulness may benefit survivors by mitigating cancer-related cognitive impairment. As part of a larger study investigating the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for BC survivors living with neuropathic pain, the authors assessed whether MBSR would have an effect on cognitive outcomes.METHODS:
Participants were randomized to an MBSR intervention group (n = 30) or a waitlist control group (n = 30). Cognitive assessments were administered at 3 time points at baseline, 2 weeks, and 3 months post-MBSR in the intervention group and at equivalent time intervals for the control group. Multilevel models were used to assess whether MBSR significantly improved task performance at each time point.RESULTS:
MBSR participants showed a significantly greater reduction in prospective and retrospective memory failures at 2 weeks postintervention. No effects of MBSR were noted for objective assessments.CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that MBSR training reduces subjective (but not objective) memory-related impairments in BC survivors who receive treatment with chemotherapy. This study provides insight into a noninvasive intervention to ameliorate memory difficulties in BC survivors.Palabras clave
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Atención Plena
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Supervivientes de Cáncer
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Cancer
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2022
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