title: Distress Reduction for Palliative Care Patients and Families With 5-Minute Mindful Breathing: A Pilot Study.
abstract: A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of 5-minute mindful breathing in distress reduction. Twenty palliative care patients and family caregivers with a distress score ≥4 measured by the Distress Thermometer were recruited and randomly assigned to mindful breathing or "listening" (being listened to). Median distress reductions after 5 minutes were 2.5 for the mindful breathing group and 1.0 for the listening group. A significantly larger reduction in the distress score was observed in the mindful breathing group (Mann-Whitney U test: U = 8.0, n1 = n2 = 10, mean rank1 = 6.30, mean rank2 = 14.70, z = -3.208, P = .001). The 5-minute mindful breathing could be useful in distress reduction in palliative care.
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia pramudita_1@hotmail.com.
authors: Tan Seng
authors: TS
authors: Beng
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Fazlina
authors: F
authors: Ahmad
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Lam Chee
authors: LC
authors: Loong
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Loh Ee
authors: LE
authors: Chin
authors: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Nor Zuraida
authors: NZ
authors: Zainal
authors: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Ng Chong
authors: NC
authors: Guan
authors: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Yee Hway
authors: YH
authors: Ann
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Lee Mei
authors: LM
authors: Li
authors: Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Christopher Boey Chiong
authors: CB
authors: Meng
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: distress; mindful breathing; mindfulness; palliative care; psychosocial care; suffering