Meditation, Mindfulness
Conditions
Keywords
Mindfulness, Meditation
Brief summary
The purpose of this evidence-based practice project is to evaluate the feasibility of providing a relaxation mindfulness meditation and an expressive digital arts activity among clinical staff at Dana Farber Cancer Institute .
Detailed description
This project provides an opportunity for patient care staff in an ambulatory oncology setting to participate in and evaluate an activity that includes a mindfulness meditation technique and an expressive digital arts activity. This study will be conducted to evaluate the feasibility of providing a mindfulness meditation and digital imagery activity. * The activity will include a guided mindfulness meditation and the creation of a digital image on an iPad. * Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys before and after the intervention activity.
Interventions
OTHERMindfulness intervention
My Moments® application (app) is a tool used to facilitate expressive art creation in a digital photography media
Sponsors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults ≥18 years of age * Currently employed at Dana Farber Cancer Institute * Providing patient care on Yawkey
Exclusion criteria
* Not an employee of Dana Farber Cancer Institute * Not providing Patient Care on Yawkey
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participation-Feasibility | 1 year | ≥50% of staff choose to participate=Feasibility. This measure of feasibility will be evaluated by calculating index scores of the percentage of clinical staff who choose to participate |
| Percentage Completion of Full Activity-Feasibility | 1 year | \> 80% of those who participate complete the activity=Feasibility. This measure of feasibility will be evaluated by index scores of the percentage of clinical staff who complete the full activity |
| Mean Completion Time-Feasibility | 1 year | The activity is completed by the group in 40 minutes or less-Feasibility. This measure of feasibility will be evaluatedby individual group completions times and overall analysis of descriptive statistics on the time for completion of the activity by all groups. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Anxiety Score | 1 Year | Changes in participant state anxiety will be evaluated using the visual analogue scale in measuring state anxiety. The electronic scale displays a horizontal line divided into 30 equal-sized partitions. The left edge of the scale is marked calm and the right edge is marked anxious. A sliding locator is positioned at the midpoint of the scale. The participant is instructed to use the computer mouse to place the locator at the scale position representing their current level of anxiety. The score is automatically calculated by rounding the relative distance of the locator from the left edge of the scale to the nearest integer value between 0 and 30. A higher score indicates greater anxiety. A comparison of scores pre- and post- intervention by calculating a paired t-test comparison of means |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed