Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Pain Self-Efficacy and Hope in Breast Cancer Patients

Abstract

Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of MBSR in improving pain self-efficacy and Hope in women with breast cancer. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included breast cancer patients referred to Bazarganan Hospital, Tehran, in 2022. Thirty patients were purposively selected and randomly assigned to intervention (MBSR) and control groups (15 each). The MBSR intervention consisted of eight weekly 90-minute sessions, and data were collected using the Pain Self-Efficacy Scale and Snyder's Hope Scale at three stages: pretest, posttest, and two-month follow-up. Mixed-design ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc tests were used for data analysis in SPSS-27. Findings: MBSR significantly improved pain self-efficacy (P<0.001) and Hope (P<0.001) compared to the control group. These improvements were sustained at the two-month follow-up, indicating the intervention's long-term effectiveness. Conclusion: The findings highlight the potential of MBSR as an effective complementary therapy for improving psychological outcomes in breast cancer patients. Clinicians and therapists are encouraged to integrate MBSR into supportive care programs to enhance patients’ coping abilities and quality of life.