Mindfulness Meditation For Hemodialysis Patients
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Hemodialysis Complication
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Chronic Kidney Diseases focused on measuring Hemodialysis, Stress, Emotion regulation, Mindfulness meditation, Quality of life, Chronic kidney disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- being a patient with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis three times a week
- being aged 18 years old or over
- being able to read and write in Arabic.
Exclusion Criteria:
- being a patient with cognitive dysfunction or mental retardation
- taking psychopharmacological drugs
- undergoing psychotherapy
- practicing any type of relaxation techniques
Sites / Locations
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Patients with hemodialysis receiving mindfulness meditation
Control group
The ABC standardized version of mindfulness meditation was used. The experimental group received 30-minute mindfulness meditation sessions 3 times a week for 5 weeks (450 minutes). An additional two-hour educational workshop about the rationale and procedures of intervention was provided before the actual training sessions. To ensure the consistent delivery of the intervention, the researcher recorded the intervention instructions in Arabic based on the intervention protocol and sent the audio-recorded instructions to the participants via WhatsApp or email. The audio-recorded intervention contents were validated by two psychologists and experts in meditation. The recorded intervention instructions were accessed by the participants during the sessions using their cell phones and headsets, as recommended. This method allowed for up to 3-5 participants to listen to the instructions and perform the intervention simultaneously.
The participants in the control group were instructed to sit with their eyes closed and relaxed for 30 minutes 3 times a week for 5 weeks during hemodialysis sessions to control for the nonspecific effects of social interaction and environment. The timings of the control group sessions were similar to those of the experimental group, whereby if a given experimental group intervention lasted for 30 minutes, the control group participants would be asked to sit with their eyes closed and relax for 30 minutes also.