My Mindful Moments: A Mindfulness Meditation and Digital Art Activity

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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My Mindful Moments: A Mindfulness Meditation and Digital Art Activity

Conditions
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Mindfulness, Meditation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Mindfulness intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Mindful Meditation<br>The activity will include a guided mindfulness meditation and the creation of a digital image on an iPad. The My Moments® application (app) is a tool used to facilitate expressive art creation in a digital photography media Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys before and after the intervention activity. | Other: Mindfulness intervention<br>* My Moments® application (app) is a tool used to facilitate expressive art creation in a digital photography media<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Percentage of Participation-Feasibility | ≥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 | 1 year | 
| Percentage Completion of Full Activity-Feasibility | > 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 | 1 year | 
| Mean Completion Time-Feasibility | 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. | 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Anxiety Score | 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 | 1 Year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Mindfulness, Meditation