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Short-term effect of internet-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction on mental health, self-efficacy, and body image among women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ist Teil von
Frontiers in psychology, 2022-10, Vol.13, p.949446-949446
Ort / Verlag
Frontiers Media S.A
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Background and aim
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an Internet-Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (iMBSR) program was delivered and may be better than an in-person approach. Our study evaluated the effects of iMBSR intervention on mental health, self-efficacy, and body image in women with breast cancer in Taiwan.
Materials and methods
Sixty-seven women with breast cancer were allocated to a 6-week iMBSR (
n
= 41) program or a waitlist control group (
n
= 26), without heterogeneity between group characteristics. Patients from both groups were measured at baseline and postintervention using three scales: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), General self-efficacy scale, and Body Image Scale. Descriptive dataset analysis, paired
t
-test, and Student’s
t
-test were used to evaluate the data.
Results
Although iMBSR did not significantly improve depression and stress between groups, iMBSR could improve anxiety (Δmean: −2.0 vs. −0.4,
p
= 0.041) with medium effect sizes. Significant benefits were found for body image (Δmean: −3.6 vs. 0.9,
p
= 0.003) and self-efficacy (Δmean: 4.2 vs. 1.5,
p
= 0.004), with large effect sizes (Cohen’s
d
= 0.73).
Conclusion
Our preliminary study supports iMBSR as a program that can improve mental health, body image, and self-efficacy in women with breast cancer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals can use Internet-based clinical health education.