Abstract
• Although mindfulness practices have originated in East Asia including non-English literature in systematic reviews of mindfulness interventions for cancer care will enable researchers to explore its application in various cultural contexts.
• A systematic analysis of online bibliographic databases: AMED, Embase, CINHAL, LILACS, MEDLINE, ProQuest Central, PsycINFO, PsycArticles and WoS revealed that non-English literature accounted for 2.72% of original research papers on mindfulness where no language restriction was applied.
• This suggests that the exclusion of non-English literature in systematic reviews on mindfulness interventions for cancer care may not lead to a biased effect size if a search is restricted to articles indexed in an English language-specific database.
• In comparison, an exploratory analysis of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database revealed a higher percentage, up to 19.2% of indexed non-English language literature.
• We caution that results of systematic reviews of mindfulness interventions that exclude non-English databases may still constitute a biased generalisability because most literature published in non-English journals are not indexed in major research databases.
• A systematic analysis of online bibliographic databases: AMED, Embase, CINHAL, LILACS, MEDLINE, ProQuest Central, PsycINFO, PsycArticles and WoS revealed that non-English literature accounted for 2.72% of original research papers on mindfulness where no language restriction was applied.
• This suggests that the exclusion of non-English literature in systematic reviews on mindfulness interventions for cancer care may not lead to a biased effect size if a search is restricted to articles indexed in an English language-specific database.
• In comparison, an exploratory analysis of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database revealed a higher percentage, up to 19.2% of indexed non-English language literature.
• We caution that results of systematic reviews of mindfulness interventions that exclude non-English databases may still constitute a biased generalisability because most literature published in non-English journals are not indexed in major research databases.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1990-1994 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Psycho-Oncology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 5 Jul 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- bibliometric data analysis
- cancer
- language bias
- mindfulness
- non-English literature
- psycho-oncology
- supportive care
- bibliometric analysis
- systematic reviews
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Oncology
Documents and Links
- Nnate, D.A. et al (2021) Mindfulness interventions for physical and psychological outcomes in cancer patients and caregivers
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Nnate, DA, Igwe, SE & Abaraogu, UO 2021, 'Mindfulness interventions for physical and psychological outcomes in cancer patients and caregivers: non-English literature may be lost in translation due to language bias', Psycho-Oncology, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5762. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.