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See Latest ArticlesA randomized controlled trial of the effects of transcendental meditation on quality of life in older breast cancer patients
Integrative Cancer Therapies , 10/13/09
Nidich SI et al. – Results indicate that the Transcendental Meditation technique improves the QOL of older breast cancer patients. It is recommended that this stress reduction program, with its ease of implementation and home practice, be adopted in public health programs.
Methods- Single-blind, randomized controlled trial
- Evaluated impact of Transcendental Meditation program plus standard care compared with standard care alone on QOL of older women (55 years) with stage II to IV breast cancer
- 130 women (mean age = 63.8) randomly assigned to either experimental (n = 64) or control (n = 66) groups
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—Breast (FACT-B), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy— Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-SP), and Short-Form (SF)-36 mental health and vitality scales were administered every 6 months over average 18-month intervention period
- Significant improvements found in Transcendental Meditation group compared with controls in overall QOL, measured by the FACT-B total score , emotional well-being , and social well-being subscales, and SF-36 mental health
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