Being Present: A single-arm feasibility study of audio-based mindfulness meditation for colorectal cancer patients and caregivers.

ABSTRACT: A metastatic cancer diagnosis is associated with high levels of distress in patients and caregivers. Mindfulness interventions can reduce distress and improve quality of life in cancer patients. However, standard mindfulness training relies on in-person instruction, which is often not practical for either patients receiving chemotherapy or their caregivers. In the Being Present single arm pilot study, we designed and tested an 8-week audio-based mindfulness meditation program for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy with or without a participating caregiver. The study accrued 33 of 74 (45%) eligible patients consenting together with 20 family caregivers (53 participants total) within nine months. Forty-one participants were evaluable (77%); 10 of 12 cases of at

SUBMITTER: Atreya CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056029 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature