Lim, Min Ai and Ang, Bin Ting and Lam, Chee Loong and Loh, Ee Chin and Zainuddin, Sheriza Izwa and Capelle, David Paul and Ng, Chong Guan and Lim, Poh Khuen and Khor, Pei Yi and Lim, Jia Yu and Huang, See Yong and Low, Gladys Qiao Jyn and Gan, Xhi Yan and Tan, Seng Beng (2021) The effect of 5-min mindfulness of love on suffering and spiritual quality of life of palliative care patients: A randomized controlled study. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30 (5). ISSN 0961-5423, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13456.
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Suffering is a common experience in palliative care. In our study, we aimed to determine the effect of 5-min mindfulness of love on suffering and the spiritual quality of life of palliative care patients. Methods We conducted a parallel-group, blinded, randomized controlled study at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Malaysia from February 2019 to April 2019. Sixty adult palliative care patients with an overall suffering score of 4/10 or above based on the Suffering Pictogram were recruited and randomly assigned to either the 5-min mindfulness of love group (N = 30) or the 5-min supportive listening group (N = 30). Results There were statistically significant improvements in the overall suffering score (mean difference = -2.9, CI = -3.7 to -2.1, t = -7.268, p = 0.000) and the total FACIT-Sp-12 score (mean difference = 2.9, CI = 1.5 to 4.3, t = 4.124, p = 0.000) in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusion The results provided evidence that 5-min mindfulness of love could affect the actual state of suffering and the spiritual quality of life of palliative care patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mindfulness;Mindfulness of love;Palliative care;Spiritual quality of life;Suffering |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2022 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2022 08:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/34532 |
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