scholarly journals Meditation involving people with cancer, medical staff and witnesses: a pilot study exploring improvement in wellness and connectedness

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. e048164
Author(s):  
V Prevost ◽  
Bénédicte Clarisse ◽  
Alexandra Leconte ◽  
Claire Delorme ◽  
Sandrine Benoit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Randomised Study ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Bridge Building

IntroductionMindfulness meditation is likely to promote better management of stress, pain and negative emotions. We propose to address the benefit of meditation in an open setting associating people with cancer (target population), medical staff and witnesses (neither patient nor medical staff). This study aims (1) to evaluate the effects of meditation on wellness improvement and (2) to identify criteria and modalities for a subsequent randomised study.Methods and analysisWe propose a longitudinal pilot study consisting of a non-randomised experimental preintervention/postintervention survey. The intervention consists in delivering a meditation programme (12 weekly meditation sessions of 1.5 hours each), specifically adapted to our target population and addressing our research hypothesis in an open setting involving people with cancer, medical staff and witnesses (equally distributed in two groups of 15 participants). The main objective is to evaluate participants’ adherence to the programme. The effects of meditation will be evaluated on stress, quality of life, feeling of personal effectiveness, on the development of mindfulness and empathy, and on satisfaction and perception of a change in quality of life. We will also measure the putative added value of ‘meditating together’. This study is expected to allow validating the evaluation tools and refining the modalities of the workshops. We expect to demonstrate the evolution that this meditation-based intervention induces in the participants. We aim to promote bridge-building, between patients, medical staff but also others. In this way, one’s own suffering may be understood in the light of others’ suffering, thereby promoting the sense of otherness and giving insights into ‘living better with’. This exploratory study will investigate the relevance of this hypothesis, which could then be explored by a randomised study.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol was approved by the local ethics committee (Comité de Protection des Personnes Est II). Trial findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numberNCT04410185.

The evaluation of the effects of daytime sleepiness, anxiety and depression on the quality of life in 112 emergency medical staff

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S174-S174 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Cankaya ◽  
M. Topbas ◽  
N.E. Beyhun ◽  
G. Can ◽  
P. Kizilay Cankaya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Medical

IntroductionOne hundred and twelve emergency medical staff are faced with many physical and mental problems due to the deterioration of their sleep-wake cycle and getting out of their usual work and social life.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to examine the effects of anxiety, depression, day time sleepiness on the quality of life in 112 emergency medical staff.MethodsTarget population of this cross-sectional study was the 112 emergency medical staff in the province of Rize. We tried to obtain all the universe (n = 154), so the sample was not selected. One hundred and four people (67%) participated in the study. In the data form, Epworth sleepiness scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire were applied.ResultsThe prevalence of pathological sleepiness was 14.4% (n = 15), the prevalence of anxiety was 39,8% (n = 41), the prevalence depression was 20,2% (n = 21), respectively (Table 1).ConclusionBased on high levels of anxiety and depression that reduces quality of life compared to the general population in 112 emergency services workers, motivational programs, coping strategies, psychological counseling services are required. Also, against the psychosocial risk factors forming anxiety and depression in the working life, organizational measures must be taken.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Body Awareness

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512515313p1-7512515313p1
Author(s):  
Kimberly Szucs ◽  
Rebecca Lord ◽  
Raphaela Libunao ◽  
Jennie Dyer ◽  
Melissa Lees
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Device Use ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/22/21 In today's technology-based world, prolonged device use is common among college students. This quantitative study explores the effect of 2 weeks of mindfulness meditation on body awareness in college students. On the basis of preliminary data analysis, there is an increase in self-report of mindfulness and body awareness in the target population. These current findings support further exploration of mindfulness meditation to maximize health, well-being, and quality of life for all people. Primary Author and Speaker: Kimberly Szucs Additional Authors and Speakers: Patricia Coker-Bolt Contributing Authors: Dorothea Jenkins

Using Photovoice as a method for assessing the quality of life of individuals impacted by gynecologic malignancies: A pilot study

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Lipe ◽  
Deidre Pereira ◽  
Stacy Dodd ◽  
Tim Sannes ◽  
Michelle Bishop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Gynecologic Malignancies

scholarly journals Estimating the minimum important difference in the DEMQOL instrument in people with dementia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen C. Lee ◽  
Jessica Wright ◽  
Stephen J. Walters ◽  
Cindy L. Cooper ◽  
Gail A. Mountain
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Minimum Important Difference ◽  
Absolute Change ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Abstract Purpose The Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL) measure and the DEMQOL-Utility Score (DEMQOL-U) are validated tools for measuring quality of life (QOL) in people with dementia. What score changes translate to a clinically significant impact on patients’ lives was unknown. This study establishes the minimal important differences (MID) for these two instruments. Methods Anchor-based and distribution-based methods were used to estimate the MID scores from patients enrolled in a randomised controlled trial. For the anchor-based method, the global QOL (Q29) item from the DEMQOL was chosen as the anchor for DEMQOL and both Q29 and EQ-5D for DEMQOL-U. A one category difference in Q29, and a 0.07 point difference in EQ-5D score, were used to classify improvement and deterioration, and the MID scores were calculated for each category. These results were compared with scores obtained by the distribution-based methods. Results A total of 490 people with dementia had baseline DEMQOL data, of these 386 had 8-month data, and 344 had 12-month DEMQOL data. The absolute change in DEMQOL for a combined 1-point increase or decrease in the Q29 anchor was 5.2 at 8 months and 6.0 at 12 months. For the DEMQOL-U, the average absolute change at 8 and 12 months was 0.032 and 0.046 for the Q29 anchor and 0.020 and 0.024 for EQ-5D anchor. Conclusion We present MID scores for the DEMQOL and DEMQOL-U instruments obtained from a large cohort of patients with dementia. An anchored-based estimate of the MID for the DEMQOL is around 5 to 6 points; and 0.02 to 0.05 points for the DEMQOL-U. The results of this study can guide clinicians and researchers in the interpretation of these instruments comparisons between groups or within groups of people with dementia. Trial Registration Number and date of registration: ISRCTN17993825 on 11th October 2016.

scholarly journals Post audio-visual biofeedback training visual functions and quality of life in paediatric idiopathic infantile nystagmus: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212199104
Author(s):  
Monica Daibert-Nido ◽  
Yulia Pyatova ◽  
Michelle Markowitz ◽  
Maryam Taheri-Shirazi ◽  
Samuel N Markowitz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Contrast Sensitivity ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Visual Functions ◽  
Infantile Nystagmus ◽  
Fixation Stability ◽  
Better Than

Purpose: Biofeedback training (BT) was adapted to idiopathic infantile nystagmus syndrome (IINS) cases to enhance visual functions and quality of life (QoL). Methods: 10 patients (age 9 ± 3.2 years) treated with the audio-visual BT module of the MAIA microperimeter (Centervue, Padova, Italy) were assessed in two baseline visits and 1week post-BT (BT 80 min in total). The outcomes were distance and near binocular best corrected visual acuity (BBCVA), fixation stability, reading speed, contrast sensitivity, stereopsis and Children’s Visual Function Questionnaire. One-way repeated measured ANOVA and paired t-tests were used. Results: Distance BBCVA improved from 0.46 ± 0.21 and 0.43 ± 0.18 pre-BT to 0.33 ± 0.2 logMAR post-BT ( F (2,27) = 13.75, p = 0.0002). Post-BT was better than baseline ( p = 0.0001) and pre-BT ( p = 0.001). Near BBCVA improved from 0.23 ± 0.09 and 0.21 ± 0.14 pre-BT to 0.04 ± 0.08 post-BT (F (2,27) = 22.12, p = 0.000014), post-BT was better than baseline ( p = 0.0001) and pre-BT ( p = 0.0006). Stereopsis improved from 283 ± 338″ to 39 ± 32.2″ ( p = 0.04), contrast sensitivity from 0.26 ± 0.17 to 0.08 ± 0.12 log units ( p = 0.01), and reading speed improved from 74.7 ± 51.2 wpm to 104.7 ± 53.6 wpm ( p = 0.0006). Fixation stability improved from 33.6 ± 28.1 to 14.3 ± 10.1 sq. QoL increased from 23.8 ± 2.2 to 26.3 ± 2.3 units ( p = 0.001). Conclusion: BT benefited all visual functions and QoL in this pilot study, heralding a new possibility for Low Vision Rehabilitation in IINS.

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