Digital stress programs showed no clear advantage after breast cancer
Neither downloadable program showed a statistically significant stress improvement over usual care in women with breast cancer.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Neither program showed a statistically significant advantage for perceived stress, and most secondary outcomes also showed no significant differences. The estimates remain compatible with differences in either direction. These findings concern these download-only programs in women with breast cancer and do not establish that all stress-management approaches are ineffective.
This abstract-based account lacks program engagement details and separate results for individual secondary outcomes, limiting interpretation of use and other possible effects.
What researchers found
Cognitive behavioral program: perceived stress
Mean PSS-10 stress-score change versus usual care, baseline to 6 months. Negative means a lower score change; the interval includes zero, the value for no between-group difference.
Mindfulness program: perceived stress
Mean PSS-10 stress-score change versus usual care, baseline to 6 months. Negative means a lower score change; the interval includes zero, the value for no between-group difference.
What was tested
Women were randomly assigned to a cognitive behavioral program, mindfulness program or usual care. Researchers tracked perceived stress, with secondary measures including sleep, fatigue and quality of life.
Starting point and delivery
Starting stress levels were low across groups. The abstract does not establish why the result was inconclusive; the authors suggest investigating delivery methods, timing and individual preferences.
The original publication
Testing two digital stress-management interventions in a randomized controlled trial of breast cancer patients.
Svendsen K, Nes LS, Leithe S et al.
Sci Rep · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41198868
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