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The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living Practice on Hemodialysis Patients
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Summary
There are studies evaluating the effects of mindfulness-based practices on individuals receiving HD treatment. No studies have been found on how Mindfulness Compassionate Life application reduces stress, increases self-efficacy and quality of life in individuals receiving HD treatment. Considering the stress situations experienced by individuals receiving HD treatment, it is thought that the evidence-based effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Living application on individuals\' stress, self-efficacy and quality of life is important. The population of the research will consist of 90 Hemodialysis patients who were treated in Bingöl State Hospital Dialysis Unit during the specified date range. Sample size of the research; Calculated using the GPower computer program. With the power analysis, it was calculated that at the α = 0.05 level, the effect size would be strong 150, 153 (d = 0.8) and the power of the study would be 90%, and that at least 68 patients should be included in the sample. Patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the research will be randomly assigned to one experimental and one control group.
Official title: The Effect of Mindfulness Compassionate Life Practice on Stress, Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
68
Start Date
2024-06-15
Completion Date
2024-11-15
Last Updated
2024-06-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems
The practice of "Breath break with kindness" will be applied for 5 minutes. Afterwards, 15 minutes of information on threats, impulses and soothing systems, "A safe place" application for 11 minutes, "Courtesy meditation" for 10 minutes. After each application, 10 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. The practice of "Building a compassionate relationship with resilience" will be held for 12 minutes, and the practice of "Kindness meditation: a benevolent" will take place for 11 minutes. "A hand over your heart" application will be made for 3 minutes and "A compassionate comrade" application will be done for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns Agenda
The practice of "breathing with kindness" will be done for 7 minutes. "Building a compassionate relationship with desire" 12 minutes, "Guided meditation to discover the inner pattern" 10 minutes and "Courtesy meditation: a good friend" 11 minutes. Except for the "breath break with kindness" application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants after each application
Session 4: Internalizing compassion
The "pretend-to-be" practice for the participants to observe themselves will be made for 10 minutes. The practice of "internalizing compassion" will be done for 7 minutes, "kindness meditation: a neutral person" practice for 10 minutes, and "kindness towards your body" for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Session 5: Me and others - Expanding the circle
The "a compassionate letter" practice with the participants will continue for 15 minutes. "meditation: the 'difficult' person" 8 minutes, "compassion and breathing: yourself" 10 minutes and "compassionate breathing: others" 7 minutes. A "compassionate break" application is performed for 7 minutes.
Session 6: Growing happiness
The practice of "Revisiting the good" is carried out for 10 minutes with the participants. "Forgive yourself", "wish for forgiveness", "forgive others", "gratitude" practices will be held for 5 minutes each and will take 20 minutes in total. "Courtesy meditation: groups and all beings" will be practiced for 10 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Session 7: Weaving Wisdom and Compassion into Daily Life
Participants will be given 10 minutes to choose a day in their life and allow a few minutes to pause mindfully. The practice of "a breather for wise and compassionate action" is 10 minutes, the practice of "calmness meditation" is 8 minutes, and the practice of "sharing the joy meditation" is 8 minutes. After each application, 3 minutes of feedback will be received from the participants.
Session 8: Living with the Heart
The participants are told about the applications they can apply for, where they need help to develop compassion towards self-healing skills, and the entire training will be evaluated for 20 minutes. The "river of life" application is carried out for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of feedback will be received after the application.