Mindfulness Training Supports Quality of Life and Advance Care Planning in Adults With Metastatic Cancer and Their Caregivers: Results of a Pilot Study.
Shelley A JohnsKathleen Beck-CoonPatrick V StutzTasneem L TalibKelly ChinhAnn H CottinghamKaren SchmidtCleveland ShieldsMadison E StoutTimothy E StumpPatrick O MonahanAlexia M TorkePaul R HelftPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2019)
The mindfulness intervention was feasible and acceptable and supported improvements in ACP and associated outcomes for patients and FCGs. A randomized trial of mindfulness training for ACP is warranted. The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with identifier NCT02367508 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02367508 ).
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- advance care planning
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- small cell lung cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- virtual reality
- palliative care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- squamous cell
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- young adults
- dual energy
- glycemic control