Mindfulness-based supportive therapy on reducing suffering in patients with advanced cancer: randomised controlled trial
Objectives Suffering is common among patients with advanced cancer. The practice of mindfulness during patient care can potentially reduce suffering. We aimed to examine the efficacy of mindfulness-based supportive therapy (MBST) on reducing suffering in patients with advanced cancer. Methods...
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| Language: | en |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38397/1/Mindfulness1.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38397/ https://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2022/04/22/bmjspcare-2021-003349 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003349 |
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| Summary: | Objectives Suffering is common among
patients with advanced cancer. The practice of
mindfulness during patient care can potentially
reduce suffering. We aimed to examine the
efficacy of mindfulness-based supportive therapy
(MBST) on reducing suffering in patients with
advanced cancer.
Methods We conducted a parallel-group,
single-blinded, randomised controlled trial at the
University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
Seventy-three patients with advanced cancer
with an overall suffering score ≥4/10 based on
the Suffering Pictogram were recruited and
randomly assigned into either the MBST group
(n=34) or the control group (n=39).
Results There was a statistically significant
reduction in the overall suffering score in the
MBST group compared with the control group
(U=432.5, median1
=−2.0, median2
=−1.0,
z=−2.645, p=0.008). There was also significant
improvement in the total Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale score (U=483.5, median1
=−4.0,
median2
=−3.0, z=−1.994, p=0.046), and the
total Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness
Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being score (U=252.0,
median1
=+14.5, median2
=+5.0, z=−4.549,
p=0.000) in the MBST group compared with the
control group.
Conclusions The results provided evidence that
the practice of MBST during patient care could
promote positive psychosocial outcomes |
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