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The effect of 5‐min mindfulness of love on suffering and spiritual quality of life of palliative care patients: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Lim Min Ai,
Ang Bin Ting,
Lam Chee Loong,
Loh Ee Chin,
Zainuddin Sheriza Izwa,
Capelle David Paul,
Ng Chong Guan,
Lim Poh Khuen,
Khor Pei Yi,
Lim Jia Yu,
Huang See Yong,
Low Gladys Qiao Jyn,
Gan Xhi Yan,
Tan Seng Beng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ecc.13456
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , mindfulness , quality of life (healthcare) , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , affect (linguistics) , intervention (counseling) , active listening , clinical psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , psychology , linguistics , philosophy
Objective 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.