TY - JOUR
T1 - Mind and body practices for fatigue reduction in patients with cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
T2 - A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Duong, Nathan
AU - Davis, Hailey
AU - Robinson, Paula D
AU - Oberoi, Sapna
AU - Cataudella, Danielle
AU - Culos-Reed, S Nicole
AU - Gibson, Faith
AU - Götte, Miriam
AU - Hinds, Pamela
AU - Nijhof, Sanne L
AU - Tomlinson, Deborah
AU - van der Torre, Patrick
AU - Ladas, Elena
AU - Cabral, Sandra
AU - Dupuis, Lee L.
AU - Sung, Lillian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - PURPOSE: To determine whether non-physical activity mind and body practices reduce the severity of fatigue in patients with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients compared to control interventions.METHODS: We included randomized trials which compared non-physical activity mind and body practices compared with control interventions for the management of fatigue in cancer and HSCT patients.RESULTS: Among 55 trials (4975 patients), interventions were acupuncture or acupressure (n=12), mindfulness (n=11), relaxation techniques (n=10), massage (n=6), energy therapy (n=5), energizing yogic breathing (n=3) and others (n=8). When combined, all interventions significantly reduced fatigue severity compared to all controls (standardized mean difference -0.51, 95% confidence interval -0.73 to -0.29). More specifically, mindfulness and relaxation significantly reduced fatigue severity.CONCLUSIONS: Mindfulness and relaxation were effective at reducing fatigue severity in patients with cancer and HSCT recipients. Future studies should evaluate how to translate these findings into clinical practice across different patient groups.
AB - PURPOSE: To determine whether non-physical activity mind and body practices reduce the severity of fatigue in patients with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients compared to control interventions.METHODS: We included randomized trials which compared non-physical activity mind and body practices compared with control interventions for the management of fatigue in cancer and HSCT patients.RESULTS: Among 55 trials (4975 patients), interventions were acupuncture or acupressure (n=12), mindfulness (n=11), relaxation techniques (n=10), massage (n=6), energy therapy (n=5), energizing yogic breathing (n=3) and others (n=8). When combined, all interventions significantly reduced fatigue severity compared to all controls (standardized mean difference -0.51, 95% confidence interval -0.73 to -0.29). More specifically, mindfulness and relaxation significantly reduced fatigue severity.CONCLUSIONS: Mindfulness and relaxation were effective at reducing fatigue severity in patients with cancer and HSCT recipients. Future studies should evaluate how to translate these findings into clinical practice across different patient groups.
KW - Acupressure
KW - Acupuncture therapy
KW - Fatigue
KW - Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
KW - Massage
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Randomized control trials
KW - Relaxation therapy
U2 - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.11.011
DO - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.11.011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29198334
SN - 1040-8428
VL - 120
SP - 210
EP - 216
JO - Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology
JF - Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology
ER -