A qualitative study of mindfulness-based meditation therapy in Japanese cancer patients.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer July 1, 2011 Michiyo Ando, Tatsuya Morita, Tatsuo Akechi et al.
The primary objective of the study was to examine mindfulness-based meditation therapy qualitatively. A secondary goal was to examine the differences in themes selected by Japanese and Western patients receiving this therapy. The subjects were 28 patients who were undergoing anti-cancer treatment. The subjects participated in two sessions of mindfulness-based meditation therapy, including...