title: The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Family Caregivers: Systematic Review.
abstract: Caring for patients with various conditions is demanding and stressful and can have a negative impact on both physical and psychological health. This paper reports a systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction for the family caregivers of patients with various conditions. There were improvements in the self-rated psychological symptoms, such as stress, depression, anxiety and mindfulness. To conclude, mindfulness-based stress reduction, as a safe and transportable approach, has potential to improve the psychological symptoms in the caregivers of patients with various conditions.
authors.affiliation: School of nursing, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, P.R. China. Electronic address: edith25@163.com.
authors.forename: Guichen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of nursing, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: School of nursing, Jilin University, ChangchunJilin, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*