ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
The Effect of 5-Min Mindful Breathing on Pain in Palliative Care Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study.
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- Mindfulness on Symptom Control and Quality of Life in Patients in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of mindfulness breathing meditation on stress and cognitive functions: a heart rate variability and eye-tracking study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Development of a Personalized Feedback Intervention Targeting Pain-Related Anxiety for Adults Reporting Hazardous Drinking and Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Trial
- App-Based Mindfulness for Attenuation of Subjective and Physiological Stress Reactivity in a Population With Elevated Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Adapting a brief mindful breathing intervention for self-management of distress in advanced cancer patients: the RESOLVE-i study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Breathing Exercise for Chronic Pain Management in Breast Cancer Survivors: Feasibility Outcomes and Qualitative Insights from a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mindfulness-based interventions for pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients receiving palliative care: a meta-analysis.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- Effects of embedded micro-mindfulness on psychological symptoms in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care: a prospective controlled study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Exploring Psychotherapy Approaches for Dyspnea: A Systematic Review Protocol.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions feasible in the nursing scope of practice for pain relief in palliative care patients: a systematic review.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Review
- Perspective on salutogenic approaches to persistent pain with a focus on mindfulness interventions.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
contextWhile pain is a common complaint among palliative cancer patients, there is little research looking into nonpharmacological methods for the reduction of pain in the palliative setting.
aimThis study aims to study the efficacy of 5-min mindful breathing for rapid reduction of pain in a palliative care setting.
methodsThis is a sub-analysis of the previous randomized controlled study on distress reduction. Sixty patients were recruited and randomly assigned to either the intervention (5-min mindful breathing) or the control (5-min normal listening) group. Participants reported their pain on a 10-item analog scale at baseline, immediately after intervention and 10 min postintervention. Changes in pain scores were further analyzed.
resultsPain scores decreased for both the intervention and control groups. However, the reduction of pain did not reach statistical difference in both groups (
conclusionFive-minute mindful breathing is a quick and easy to administer therapy but does not have significant effects in terms of pain reduction in palliative settings. Future research and directions are nonetheless suggested and encouraged to look for short-term mindfulness-based therapies on pain reduction for this population.
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