Efecto de Mindfulness vs Musicotera pia en la de Vida de Pacientes con Cancer De Mama

Background: Patients diagnosed with breast cancer must deal with numerous psychological and physiological sequelae that affect their quality of life, which is why currently mindfulness and music therapy have a relevant role in the psychological field and are mainly used in two ways, such as meditation and about paying attention to the thoughts, feelings and emotions that appear in the experience of the present moment. In the clinical context, there are various investigations that allow these practices to improve physical and emotional pain, as well as anxiety, which through an educational intervention assesses whether it supports the quality of life of these patients. What is the effect of mindfulness vs musical therapy on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer? Objective: To evaluate the effect of mindfulness vs musical therapy on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Methods: An observational, quasi-experimental, prospective, comparative, homodemic, single-center, longitudinal study was carried out. There was a study population of 22 patients diagnosed with breast cancer assigned to the UMF. Educational intervention in music therapy was carried out in one group of patients and mindfulness in another group. The standard deviation was used for continuous variables, as well as the McNemar test, student's t is a non-parametric test and the statistical analysis was performed in SPSS version 25, where any p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 22 patients aged between 35-65 years old, all female, were studied. An increase of 13.4% was observed in the quality of life score of the patients who received mindfulness-type cognitive therapy, the average prior to the educational intervention. was 63.5%, while the post-educational intervention results were 76.9%. This contrasts with the patients who received music therapy, who presented an increase of 2.5%, with a pre-intervention result of 64.3 and a mean post-intervention result of 66.8%. Conclusions: Patients who received mindfulness-type therapy do not have better level of quality of life compared to those who receive music therapy.