Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors Undergoing Chemotherapy: Three-Month Observa-Tional Studies in Indonesia
Wastu Adi Mulyono, Hsing‐Mei Chen
Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman July 3, 2023 DOI: 10.20884/1.jks.2023.18.2.8298 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Prospective observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 274 |
| Population | Cancer survivors with a mean survivorship period of 1.35 years |
| Duration | Three months of observation (baseline, one month, three months) |
| Measures | Freiberg Mindfulness Inventory, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being, Perceived Stress Scale, Brief World Health Organization Quality of Life |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key findings | Over three months, cancer survivors showed fluctuating mindfulness, spirituality, stress, and quality of life scores, with natural improvement in all four by month three compared with baseline and month one. |
Abstract
Cancer survivors’ population has continued to increase. However, survivorship remains challenging for most. Further development of new strategies to combat stress during survivorship was in demand. While religious-spiritual aspects were available as potential resources. A prospective study contributed 274 cancer survivors was conducted. Instruments included the Freiberg Mindfulness Inventory, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being, Perceived Stress Scale, and the Brief World Health Organization Quality of Life. Three-time points data were set, baseline, one month, and three months. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA. The results showed that the mean age of the 274 cancer survivors was 48.97 (11.85) years old with a survivorship period of 1.35 years. Series data obtained from three points measurements each variable were mindfulness 34.15, 33.12, and 40.41; spirituality 33.40, 30.87, and 32.56, stress 20.31, 21.56, and 19.48, and quality-of-life 61.49, 55.71, 63.84, respectively. In conclusion, cancer survivors experienced fluctuating levels of mindfulness and spirituality, stress, and quality of life for three months of observations. However, the natural improvement of mindfulness, spirituality, stress, and quality of life improved in month three.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |