The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors
Survivors of breast cancer are faced with a multitude of medical and psychological impairments during and after treatment and throughout their lifespan. Physical exercise has been shown to improve survival and recurrence in this population. Mind-body interventions combine a light-moderate intensity...
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doaj-18ec5af7950c4dc09ced47b53f411f932020-11-24T22:19:02ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882012-01-01201210.1155/2012/758641758641The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer SurvivorsDaniela L. Stan0Nerissa M. Collins1Molly M. Olsen2Ivana Croghan3Sandhya Pruthi4Department of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USANicotine Research Program, Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USASurvivors of breast cancer are faced with a multitude of medical and psychological impairments during and after treatment and throughout their lifespan. Physical exercise has been shown to improve survival and recurrence in this population. Mind-body interventions combine a light-moderate intensity physical exercise with mindfulness, thus having the potential to improve both physical and psychological sequelae of breast cancer treatments. We conducted a review of mindfulness-based physical exercise interventions which included yoga, tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong, in breast cancer survivors. Among the mindfulness-based interventions, yoga was significantly more studied in this population as compared to tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong. The participants and the outcomes of the majority of the studies reviewed were heterogeneous, and the population included was generally not selected for symptoms. Yoga was shown to improve fatigue in a few methodologically strong studies, providing reasonable evidence for benefit in this population. Improvements were also seen in sleep, anxiety, depression, distress, quality of life, and postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting in the yoga studies. Tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong were not studied sufficiently in breast cancer survivors in order to be implemented in clinical practice.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/758641 |
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Daniela L. Stan Nerissa M. Collins Molly M. Olsen Ivana Croghan Sandhya Pruthi The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Daniela L. Stan Nerissa M. Collins Molly M. Olsen Ivana Croghan Sandhya Pruthi |
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The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors |
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The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors |
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The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors |
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The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors |
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The Evolution of Mindfulness-Based Physical Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivors |
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evolution of mindfulness-based physical interventions in breast cancer survivors |
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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1741-427X 1741-4288 |
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Survivors of breast cancer are faced with a multitude of medical and psychological impairments during and after treatment and throughout their lifespan. Physical exercise has been shown to improve survival and recurrence in this population. Mind-body interventions combine a light-moderate intensity physical exercise with mindfulness, thus having the potential to improve both physical and psychological sequelae of breast cancer treatments. We conducted a review of mindfulness-based physical exercise interventions which included yoga, tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong, in breast cancer survivors. Among the mindfulness-based interventions, yoga was significantly more studied in this population as compared to tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong. The participants and the outcomes of the majority of the studies reviewed were heterogeneous, and the population included was generally not selected for symptoms. Yoga was shown to improve fatigue in a few methodologically strong studies, providing reasonable evidence for benefit in this population. Improvements were also seen in sleep, anxiety, depression, distress, quality of life, and postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting in the yoga studies. Tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong were not studied sufficiently in breast cancer survivors in order to be implemented in clinical practice. |
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