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. 2018 Nov 26;18:1163. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-5065-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of Included Studies- Study Design and Participant Characteristics

Study Participants Study Design Intervention Controls Time Since Diagnosis or Treatment
Reich et al. (2017) [25] 322 Stage 0-III post-treatment female breast cancer survivors RCT MBSR(BC) UC Treatment: 0.66 ± 0.51 years
Rahmani et al. (2015) [24] 24 stage I-III female breast cancer patients RCT MBSR and group conscious yoga UC Not stated
Rahmani et al. (2014) [23] 36 stage I-III female breast cancer patients RCT 1. MBSR 2. Metacognition treatment (MCT) UC Not stated
Lerman et al. (2011) 68 female post-treatment cancer patients (approx. ~ 70% breast cancer) RCT MBSR Waitlist control Diagnosis: 3.9 ± 5.1 years
Johns et al. (2015) [17] 71 stage 0-III post-treatment breast and colorectal cancer survivors (BC n = 60) RCT MBSR Fatigue education and support (ES) Treatment: 2.4 years
Dobos et al. (2015) [26] 117 cancer patients and survivors participant in day-center care (91% female, 65% breast cancer) Prospective single-arm cohort study MBSR, naturopathic self-regulation and self-care, Mediterranean diet n/a Diagnosis: 2.3 ± 3.88 years

MBSR Mind-Body Stress reduction, MBSR(BC) Mind-Body Stress Reduction for Breast Cancer, RCT Randomized controlled trial, UC Usual Care, SD Standard deviation