Research questions/hypotheses 1. Can an individual mindfulness intervention for Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients reduce pain-related distress, improve quality of life, and increase confidence in pain self-management? 2. How useful and applicable do Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients find Mindfulness methods?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Mindfulness is a psychological intervention based on increasing skills of non-judgemental awareness using meditations. In this study a self-directed 8 week course of mindfulness will be used involving self-help materials in the form of a book and 8 guided meditations on audio files.
University College Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Change in pain distress rating on 11 point numerical rating scale
A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how distressing is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being not distressing at all and 10 being extreme distress"
Time frame: Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: At baseline, week 8
Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire
a 10 item scale that attempts to capture a measure of individual's confidence in being active despite pain, rated on a numerical scale from 0 "not at all confident" to 6 "completely confident"
Time frame: At baseline, week 8
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire
a 20 item measure included to provide a rating of acceptance of pain
Time frame: At baseline, week 8
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
a 39 item questionnaire which has been developed from five mindfulness questionnaires using exploratory factor analysis
Time frame: At baseline, week 8
Self-report record of using mindfulness exercises (frequency and duration)
Time frame: Week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8
Brief account of experience of pain and doing the mindfulness exercises
participants will be asked to write a brief (\<1 page) account of their experience of their pain and of doing the mindfulness exercises over the preceding week
Time frame: Week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8
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Change in pain intensity rating on 11 point numerical rating scale
A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how intense is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being no pain and 10 being extreme pain"
Time frame: Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8