Affiliations 

  • 1 1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 2 Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 3 Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 2019 Jun;36(6):478-484.
PMID: 30453747 DOI: 10.1177/1049909118812860

Abstract

A randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of 20-minute mindful breathing in suffering reduction. Forty palliative care patients with an overall suffering score of 4 or above as measured with the Suffering Pictogram were recruited and randomly assigned to 20-minute mindful breathing or 20-minute supportive listening. There was statistically significant reduction of suffering score in both the groups. For Bispectral Index Score value, there was statistically significant difference between intervention and control. A 20-minute mindful breathing could be useful in the alleviation of suffering in palliative care.

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