The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and sleep quality in informal family caregivers of cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

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This randomized controlled trial examines the impact of an eight-session mindfulness-based stress reduction program on anxiety and sleep quality among informal female caregivers of cancer patients in Iran. The study reports statistically significant improvements in these outcomes for the intervention group compared to a no-intervention control group. Authors note that findings are limited by the small sample size, convenience sampling method, and lack of generalizability to male caregivers.

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89ac374691d24d54
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PubMed Central
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S H Safavi (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Hakimeh Vahedparast (Iranshahr University), Batool Amiri (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), Taiebeh Gharibi (Iranshahr University), Azam Hosseinnejad (Iranshahr University)
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2025-11-06
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DOI
10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z
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@article{allodium:89ac374691d24d54,
  title = {The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and sleep quality in informal family caregivers of cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial},
  author = {S H Safavi and Hakimeh Vahedparast and Batool Amiri and Taiebeh Gharibi and Azam Hosseinnejad},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and sleep quality in informal family caregivers of cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial
AU  - Safavi, S H
AU  - Vahedparast, Hakimeh
AU  - Amiri, Batool
AU  - Gharibi, Taiebeh
AU  - Hosseinnejad, Azam
PY  - 2025
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z
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Safavi, S. H., Vahedparast, H., Amiri, B., Gharibi, T., & Hosseinnejad, A. (2025). The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and sleep quality in informal family caregivers of cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-04063-z

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