Trial finds better well-being with combined hospice care and mindfulness
The combined program had better pain, mood, sleep and quality-of-life outcomes than routine nursing. The abstract does not specify who assessed these outcomes or how large the differences were.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
After the intervention, quality of life was higher and pain, anxiety and depression were lower in the combined-program group than in the routine-nursing group. Sleep quality, self-efficacy and nursing satisfaction also favored the combined program. The trial compared a care package with routine nursing, so it cannot identify mindfulness's separate contribution.
The abstract does not provide outcome scores, assessment scales or intervention duration. Without those details, this abstract-based account cannot establish the size or lasting importance of the reported differences.
What researchers found
Quality of life
Hospice care plus mindfulness versus routine nursing; reported as statistically significant, but the score difference and precise assessment interval are not given.
Symptoms and well-being
Researchers asked whether combining hospice care and mindfulness improved symptoms and well-being during advanced cancer treatment. The outcomes summarized in the abstract do not establish an effect on tumor control or survival.
What the comparison shows
Patients were assigned to combined hospice and mindfulness care or routine nursing. Without a hospice-only comparison, the results do not show how much mindfulness added to the hospice component of the program.
The original publication
Effects of hospice care combined with mindfulness-based stress reductiontherapy on negative emotions along with living quality in patients with advanced tumours.
Xu Q, Zhang X, Liu Y
J Pak Med Assoc · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41248647
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