Literature Review Instructions:
I have selected 4 research articles for this assignment related to my chosen health care topic of “Is mindfulness-based stress reduction effective for improving physical and mental health symptoms in breast cancer survivors?” (Research question)
APA-formatted title page
Introduction with background information, purpose statement, research question, and 2 to 3 main discussion points for each article
Methodology: Explain all study methods accurately and thoroughly
Results: Thoroughly discuss the results, study limitations, and gaps in the literature
Conclusion: Include a summary of main points clearly articulated, with implications for nursing practice identified
APA-formatted citations and reference page
Your literature review should use a logical and organized manner of writing, appropriate verb tense, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling.
I started on the background information part and below is what I have…can be used in the paper or not:
Breast cancer (BC) is a major health concern in the United States among women. After treatments, BC survivors suffer many physical and mental health symptoms. Such symptoms include stress, anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue, and sleep quality. To help improve and reduce these symptoms, the use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been proven to be effective. MBSR is a program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and adapted for breast cancer survivors (BCS) (Lengacher et al., 2018). It also holds promise for treating various symptoms experienced by cancer survivors (Lengacher et al., 2018). The program offers mindfulness training to assist people with pain and a range of conditions. The traditional MBSR(BC) program done in person is efficacious, improving symptoms of fatigue severity and interference, anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence (FOR), and quality of life (QOL) (Lengacher et al., 2018).
Article References
Johns, S. A., Brown, L. F., Beck, C. K., Monahan, P. O., Tong, Y., & Kroenke, K. (2015). Randomized controlled pilot study of mindfulness-based stress reduction for persistently fatigued cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 24(8), 885–893. https://doi-org.ezproxy.stockton.edu/10.1002/pon.3648
Lengacher, C. A., Johnson-Mallard, V., Post-White, J., Moscoso, M. S., Jacobsen, P. B., Klein, T. W., Widen, R. H., Fitzgerald, S. G., Shelton, M. M., Barta, M., Goodman, M., Cox, C. E., & Kip, K. E. (2009). Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for survivors of breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 18(12), 1261–1272. https://doi-org.ezproxy.stockton.edu/10.1002/pon.1529
Lengacher, C. A., Reich, R. R., Ramesar, S., Alinat, C. B., Moscoso, M., Cousin, L., Marino, V. R., Elias, M. N., Paterson, C. L., Pleasant, M. L., Rodriguez, C. S., Wang, H., Kip, K. E., Meng, H., Park, J. Y., & Wang, H.-L. (2018). Feasibility of the mobile mindfulness-based stress reduction for breast cancer (mMBSR(BC)) program for symptom improvement among breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 27(2), 524–531. https://doi-org.ezproxy.stockton.edu/10.1002/pon.4491
Xunlin, N. G., Lau, Y., & Klainin-Yobas, P. (2020). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions among cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28(4), 1563–1578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05219-9