Symptom reduction in palliative care from single session mindful breathing : a randomised controlled trial
Context There has been increasing evidence of the role of mindfulness-based interventions in improving various health conditions. However, the evidence for the use of mindfulness in the palliative care setting is still lacking. Objectives The objective of our study was to determine the efficacy...
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
2020
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31322/3/Symptom%20reduction.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31322/ https://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/10/bmjspcare-2020-002382 |
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| Summary: | Context There has been increasing evidence of
the role of mindfulness-based interventions in
improving various health conditions. However,
the evidence for the use of mindfulness in the
palliative care setting is still lacking. Objectives The objective of our study was to determine the efficacy of a single session of 20 min mindful breathing in alleviating multiple symptoms in palliative care. Methods Adult palliative care in patients with at least one symptom scoring ≥5/10 based on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale
(ESAS) were recruited from September 2018
to December 2018. Recruited patients were
randomly assigned to either 20 min mindful
breathing and standard care or standard care
alone.
Results Forty patients were randomly assigned
to standard care plus a 20 min mindful breathing
session (n=20) or standard care alone (n=20).
There was statistically significant reduction of
total ESAS score in the mindful breathing group
compared with the control group at minute 20
(U=98, n 1 = n 2 = 20, mean rank 1 = 15.4, mean
rank 2 = 25.6, median reduction 1 = 6.5, median
reduction 2 = 1.5, z=−2.763, r=0.3, p=0.005).
Conclusion Our results provided evidence that
a single session of 20 min mindful breathing was
effective in reducing multiple symptoms rapidly
for palliative care patients. |
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